Typically, the Cup of Excellence brings together esteemed international and national coffee judges within the event’s host nation, where awards are presented to winning farmers. Now, green coffee samples from a record-breaking number of entries are being sent to the offices of the Cup of Excellence owner Alliance for Coffee Excellence in Portland, from which ACE will facilitate judging from April 4-9. “We will keep our promises to farmers, and we are navigating the way forward in this difficult time,” Ian Chesterman of the Feed the Future Ethiopia Value Chain Activity said in a press release this week. For its part, ACE has pledged to move forward with Cup of Excellence competitions in 2020, despite the ongoing logistical challenges posed by local, regional and national responses to COVID-19. The group has also created an online database of Cup of Excellence-winning coffees that are available from roasters.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2020 20:37 UTC