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Imvelo Joined the Specialty Coffee Association Today. Here Is the Argument We Intend to Make Inside It.
Imvelo joined the Specialty Coffee Association on 8 September 2026. We want farmers’ names and records to survive the journey from origin to the buyer. Here is what we intend to argue for.
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Safari
Africa's Most Famous Coffee Moment Is a Sunrise Game-Drive Stop. Ask What's in the Flask.
Zambia counted 2,199,820 international arrivals in 2024. A large share stood beside a Land...
Aug 2026
Miombo
Coffee in the Miombo: What the Woodland Does for the Cup, and What "Imvelo Means Nature" Is For
Zambia's coffee grows on a plateau inside the miombo, the largest dry woodland on...
Aug 2026
Acidity
"Low Acid Coffee" Is Mostly a Marketing Term. Here Is What Your Stomach Actually Reacts To
Almost every cup of coffee sits between pH 4.85 and 5.13. What people buy...
Jul 2026
Freshness
Two Clocks on Every Bag of Coffee (and Why Nobody Prints the First)
Every coffee carries two dates. The roast date tells you how long ago the...
Jul 2026
coffee origin
Kasama: The Highland Town That Grows Nearly All of Zambia's Coffee
Around 97 per cent of Zambia's exportable coffee comes off five estates in the...
Jun 2026
African coffee
Zaire: A Rare Coffee From the Heart of the Congo
The beans landed this week. A small, hard-won single-origin from the high country around...
Jun 2026
African coffee
The Complete Guide to African Coffee: Origins, Regions & Flavours
Africa is not just a place where coffee grows. It is where coffee...
May 2026
African coffee
From Cherry to Cup: How We Roast Specialty African Coffee
There is a moment, somewhere between the first crack of a roast and...
May 2026
Africa Journal
What Is Zambian Coffee? Flavor Profile, Regions & History
TL;DR: Zambian coffee is a high-grown arabica from the country's Northern Province, prized for...
May 2026