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| Coffee Atlas | |
|---|---|
| Name | Coffee Atlas |
| Type | Reference work |
| Subject | Coffee |
| Language | English |
| Country | International |
| Publisher | Multiple |
| Media type | Print and digital |
| First published | 21st century |
Coffee Atlas Coffee Atlas is a comprehensive reference work mapping the global production, distribution, varieties, and cultural significance of coffee. It synthesizes data from agricultural organizations, trade bodies, research institutions, and ethnographic studies to present regional profiles, cultivar information, and market trends. The Atlas connects botanical, geographic, economic, and cultural dimensions of coffee through cartography, photography, and expert commentary.
The Atlas aggregates material from sources such as International Coffee Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and International Trade Centre, alongside contributions by institutions like University of California, Davis, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Coffee Research Institute (Kenya), Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza and University of São Paulo. It situates major producing countries—Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Uganda—and importing hubs—United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy"—within maps and datasets. Editors often reference work by researchers at University of Oxford, Harvard University, Cornell University, London School of Economics, Yale University, and NGOs like Oxfam, Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance.
The project traces coffee’s pathways from regions tied to early cultivation—Ethiopian Highlands, Yemen, Arabian Peninsula—through colonial-era expansion involving entities like the Dutch East India Company, British Empire, Portuguese Empire, and Spanish Empire. It situates historic plantations in places such as Jamaica, Saint-Domingue, Cuba, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Indonesia (notably Java and Sumatra), and references labor and trade episodes tied to the Atlantic slave trade, Indentured servitude in the British Empire, and the Great Depression. Modern chapters examine twentieth-century developments involving Global North consumption, postwar industrialization in West Germany, specialty coffee movements linked to venues like Caffè Florian and innovators such as Ernesto Illy and Alfred Peet, and market reforms influenced by institutions such as the International Coffee Agreement.
Regional entries cover Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania with specific focus on producing zones: Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Kaffa (Ethiopia); Antioquia, Huila, Nariño (Colombia); Minas Gerais, Cerrado Mineiro, Bahia (Brazil); Central Highlands (Vietnam), Kona District (Hawaii); Chiapas, Oaxaca (Mexico); Cordillera regions in Philippines; Kivu (DR Congo). Profiles integrate climatic basins like the Intertropical Convergence Zone, elevation ranges paralleling Andes Mountains, Ethiopian Plateau, Central American Volcanic Arc, and trade routes via ports including Port of Santos, Port of Buenaventura, Port of Mombasa, Port of Rotterdam, and Port of Yokohama.
Coverage addresses species and cultivars: Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora (robusta), and lesser-known taxa referenced by researchers at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Varietal chapters discuss lines such as Typica, Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Gesha (coffee), SL28, SL34, Obatã, Mundo Novo, and breeding efforts by bodies like Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café (Cenicafé), Instituto Agronômico (IAC), and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Production techniques include descriptions of shaded agroforestry models promoted by World Agroforestry (ICRAF), sun-grown monoculture systems in Brazilian cerrado, wet and dry processing found in Ethiopia and Indonesia, and experimental fermentation trials at specialty labs linked to SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) events and competitions such as the World Barista Championship.
The Atlas documents coffee’s role in national economies of Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, and its influence on urban culture in cities like Seattle, Melbourne, Rome, Milan, Tokyo, Seoul, and São Paulo. It references market players including Nestlé, JAB Holding Company, Starbucks Corporation, Lavazza, Illycaffè, and cooperatives such as Cooperativa de Caficultores and Asociación Nacional del Café. Cultural dimensions engage with literature and art linked to coffeehouses—Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, Café Central—and intellectual movements connected to salons, newspapers like The New York Times coverage, and festivals such as Melbourne International Coffee Expo.
Analyses cite climate-change research from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, deforestation data involving Amazon Rainforest, biodiversity assessments by WWF, and certification schemes from Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified, and Organic Trade Association. Case studies include reforestation projects in Costa Rica, soil-conservation initiatives in Ethiopia, pest and disease management for coffee leaf rust outbreaks involving collaborations with CIMMYT-style breeding programs, and carbon-footprint accounting practiced by corporations like Nestlé and Starbucks Corporation.
Scholarly and journalistic reception references reviews in outlets such as The Guardian, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Scientific American, and academic critique from journals like Nature Sustainability and Journal of Agrarian Change. Criticism addresses framing biases noted by scholars at University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley, debates over certification efficacy raised by Oxfam and Tufts University researchers, and concerns about representation of smallholders voiced by organizations such as Smallholder Farmers Alliance and Alliance for Coffee Excellence.