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InterviewCQI CEO Speaks Candidly About Coffee, Community, and 2026 Goals Dubai – Ali Alzakary 2025 was a year of transformation and challenge for the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). From transitioning its flagship program, the Q, to SCA, to navigating the sudden loss of USAID funding—the largest donor in CQI’s history—CEO Michael Sheridan reflects on how</p>
ReflectionsBy: Dr. Steffen Schwarz We are instinctively drawn to what we can see. A ripening coffee cherry that blushes from green to red. A glossy crema that signals freshness. A rust lesion that alarms us because it is visible proof that something is wrong. Yet the most decisive actors in coffee, in agriculture, and even</p>
ReflectionsA grower’s first reward is pride in his coffee; the market may follow later. By: Ramya Mohan For years, we have been taught—almost subconsciously—that expensive coffee must be good coffee. A higher price, a premium label, or an elegant café setting often convinces us that quality is guaranteed. But coffee does not work that way</p>
ReflectionsIs This Good News or Bad News? By Ennio Cantergiani Owner and Managing Director, L’Académie du Café – Switzerland For more than twenty years, we have treated a single number as the ultimate truth about coffee quality. 86.25 vs. 87.00 — as if the second coffee were objectively better. But in sensory science, a score</p>
NewsPatrocínio, Brazil – Qahwa World A bag of specialty coffee from Brazil’s Cerrado Mineiro region has reached a record price of US$38,500 at the 13th Cerrado Mineiro Regional Award in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. The lot, winning the Pulped Cherry category, was cultivated by Eduardo Pinheiro Campos of Fazenda Dona Nenem in Presidente Olegário and purchased</p>
Coffee CommunityDubai – Qahwa World The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) has announced the launch of its Global Priorities Assessment Survey, an open invitation to coffee professionals worldwide to help shape the organization’s future direction. The survey seeks insights from across the coffee value chain to identify the most pressing challenges and the most promising opportunities facing</p>
Coffee CommunityDubai – Qahwa World The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has officially launched enrollment for its updated Q Grader program, marking the start of a new era for one of the most respected certifications in the global coffee industry. The move follows the association’s acquisition of the program earlier this year from the Coffee Quality Institute</p>
Coffee CommunityDubai – Qahwa World On International Coffee Day 2025, the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) announced a historic transition: the conclusion of its Quality Evaluation Program after more than two decades and the launch of a new chapter focused on advancing coffee quality and sustainability. Michael Sheridan, Chief Executive Officer of CQI, emphasized the milestone: “As we</p>
NewsDubai – August 25, 2025 (Qahwa World) – A groundbreaking academic study titled Quality differences, location, and coffee price return networks: Insights from a high-dimensional CoVaR-copula analysis has shed light on the hidden mechanisms driving coffee price dynamics worldwide. The research highlights that both quality and geographic location play a central role in shaping risk</p>
