Not Just for Export: Ethiopia’s Coffee Culture

THE Huffington BLOG By Yuliya Neyman My first trip to a coffee-producing country was in 2008. I was traveling to Costa Rica, and right up there with surfing in Tamarindo and seeing the Volcan Arenal was what I considered a culinary must: sampling some fabled Costa Rican roast. Imagine my dismay when, upon settling into

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Ethiopia sees record coffee exports after Brazil’s drought

Reuters Ethiopia expects coffee exports for its 2014/15 crop to hit a record high because of drought and disease stifling crops in Latin America, the head of its exporters association said on Wednesday. An unprecedented drought early this year reduced the 2014/15 crop in the world’s biggest coffee producer Brazil. The International Coffee Organization forecast

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Here Is What Coffee Actually Does To Your Brain

Business Insider LAUREN F FRIEDMAN TWITTERGOOGPREMAIL Coffee wakes you up in the morning and keeps you alert throughout the day, but how does its magic ingredient actually work? Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown demystify the inner workings of caffeine in their latest ASAP Science video.  The first thing to know is that part of your natural tiredness comes from a

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