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Ethiopia Launches East Africa’s First Specialty Coffee Training Center

Sahel Maryam – Qahwa World In a pioneering move for the region, a new coffee roasting and quality assessment center has opened in Sahel Maryam, Medhin, Ethiopia. The facility, the first of its kind in East Africa, combines state-of-the-art equipment with instruction from experienced coffee professionals. The center aims to train participants in evaluating coffee</p>

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2026-04-08

Coffee Community

Specialty Coffee Association Releases Its 2024 Annual Report

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has released its 2024 Annual Report, signed by Chief Executive Officer Yannis Apostolopoulos, highlighting a transformative year marked by new quality standards, record membership growth, scientific advancements, and unprecedented global expansion in education and events — all with a strong focus on sustainability, research, and equitable value distribution across the</p>

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2025-10-21

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Evolved Q Grader Program Adopts Coffee Value Assessment, Reshaping Global Coffee Standards

Dubai, 13 August 2025 (Qahwa World) — The global coffee industry is set for a historic transformation as the Q Grader Program, the benchmark certification for coffee quality evaluation, adopts the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) framework under the leadership of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). From October 1, 2025, the SCA will take over program</p>

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2025-08-13