Comentario, 27 de julio, Jos Algra El precio de café en Nueva York tuvo unos movimientos nunca antes vistos en las últimas 3 semanas. Nada de Elliot Wave en formación como se analizó como una o posibilidad en el blog de hace 3 semanas (Pánico dispara rally inesperado). Todo lo contrario, el precio siguió subiendo de manera espectacular hasta tocar los 341.80 centavos.  De allí se les acabó el gas a los fondos, el movimiento del precio se convirtió en un montaña rusa y se luego se desarrolló lateralmente alrededor de los 300 centavos. El viernes pasado el cierre fue justo debajo en 298.05. Estamos usando la segunda posición diciembre, porque septiembre está a un fuerte premio de 13 a 20 centavos y es aún más volátil. El First Notice Day es hasta el 22 de agosto. Después de meses de estar a la baja, el precio en Nueva York

Comment, July 27, Jos Algra The price of coffee in New York experienced unprecedented movements over the past three weeks. There was no Elliott Wave forming, as was analysed as a possibility in the blog post three weeks ago (Panic triggers unexpected rally). On the contrary, the price continued to rise spectacularly, reaching 341.80 cents. From there, the funds ran out of steam, the price movement became volatile, and then settled sideways around 300 cents. Last Friday, the close was just below at 298.05. We are using the second December position because September is at a steep premium of 13 to 20 cents and is even more volatile. The First Notice Day is August 22nd. After months of decline, the price in New York began to rise in mid-June. The price increase accelerated after June 30th. Causing some panic on the stock market, the price exploded on July 6, reaching

Last Month, we launched our Beyco training program for six French-speaking coffee cooperatives from Eastern DRC as part of the Progreso-Beyco remote Technical Assistance program on data management, EUDR compliance, and traceability reporting. ​ This support is made possible through a partnership between Agriterra DRC and Progreso Foundation, where Agriterra is supporting these cooperatives to access and use the Beyco Farmer Platform. Through this collaboration, six coffee cooperatives in Eastern DRC will receive remote technical assistance to strengthen their data management systems, improve traceability, and prepare for compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a period of 1 year ending July 2027. The partnership responds to two key challenges faced by farmer organizations in remote areas: the high cost of on-site technical support and the increasing difficulty of travel due to security and health-related constraints, including the recent Ebola outbreak concerns in Eastern DRC. By providing remote assistance

Written by Ayub Asingataba: Program Manager East Africa How do you know a development program has truly succeeded: When others come to learn from it. That thought stayed with me as Wageningen University & Research, one of the world’s leading agricultural universities, visited Dukunde Kawa Musasa Coffee Cooperative in Rwanda. The purpose of the visit was not to evaluate another donor-funded project. Instead, Dukunde Kawa is being studied as a Master’s-level case study of how a farmer cooperative can successfully transition from aid to a sustainable, competitive business. To me, that distinction matters. Too often, development is measured by activities completed, budgets spent, or reports submitted. But the true measure of success is much simpler: Can an institution continue to grow, compete, and create value long after external support has ended? Dukunde Kawa demonstrates that it can. Over the years, Progreso Foundation has partnered with the cooperative to strengthen governance,

In Indonesia, two cocoa and two coffee cooperatives working with Progreso are taking a big step toward managing their own finances as they are adopting accounting software for the first time. It’s part of Progreso’s Technical Assistance program, which supports cooperatives not just with training and market access but also with the internal systems that enable them to run as transparent, accountable organisations in their own right. Staff who had never opened an accounting software program before are now learning to record their own sales, purchases, and bank transactions. That’s the quiet but significant shift behind Progreso’s rollout of Jurnal ID, the accounting software selected earlier this year through a competitive bidding process. The goal of this training in itself is simple: give cooperatives the tools to manage their finances transparently, on their own. However, in practice, this means more than just installing software. It meant weeks of hands-on training

Evelyn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Population Studies and brings valuable field experience working closely with cocoa farmers in Bundibugyo, Uganda. Over the past one and a half years, she has been directly engaged in supporting farmers through activities such as plot mapping, conducting surveys, and engaging with local stakeholders including village chairpersons. This hands-on experience has given her a strong understanding of cocoa farming systems and the everyday realities farmers face. She joins Progreso because of its strong commitment to supporting farmers through access to finance, technical assistance, and market linkages, helping them become more self-sustaining in the long run. She is particularly excited about contributing to the expansion of Beyco, working with cooperatives, and strengthening technical support and collaboration with farmers. “I am passionate about farming and motivated by the opportunity to support farmers in overcoming the challenges they face,” she tells us. Outside of work, Evelyn, known

Dedy Muis has spent his career doing work that sits at the intersection of people and landscape. Supporting farmer groups, managing forests, strengthening coffee value chains, building climate resilience, the thread running through all of it is a commitment to sustainable livelihoods for rural communities in Indonesia. Now he’s bringing that experience to Progreso as Project Coordinator for Indonesia. What drew him here wasn’t complicated: “Joining Progreso felt like a natural step because of the organization’s commitment to creating positive and lasting impacts for farmers and rural communities.” In his new role, he’s looking forward to the collaborative dimension, working alongside colleagues from different countries and backgrounds while staying rooted in field reality. He’ll be contributing to stakeholder engagement, field implementation, and sustainability projects, with a particular focus on strengthening relationships with local partners and supporting meaningful outcomes for farmers and communities. Outside of work, Dedy is passionate about two

Melissa Patiño Pérez doesn’t separate the environmental from the human. In over a decade working in rural development, climate adaptation, and value chain strengthening, she’s learned that the two are inseparable and that’s the lens she brings to her new role as Progreso’s Country Manager for Colombia. An environmental engineer with a Master’s in Environment and Development, Melissa has spent her career on the ground, alongside communities, cooperatives, and institutions navigating the real tensions between agricultural production and ecosystem health. Her work has spanned climate change adaptation, regenerative agriculture, food security, and value chain development, always oriented toward the same question: how do we make sustainability generate genuine opportunity for the people and territories involved? In her new role, she’s particularly drawn to the potential she sees in Colombia’s coffee and cacao sectors, not just as economic engines, but as spaces where the right kind of support can meaningfully shift

Miurel Fargas brings something special to the Beyco team: years of hands-on experience in Nicaragua’s northern coffee zone, working directly with farmers in the field and supporting the commercial cooperatives that bring their coffee to market. Her background spans the full arc of the coffee value chain, from farm-level technical assistance, visiting producers plot by plot, to accompanying and strengthening marketing organizations. That grounded, relational approach is exactly what the Beyco Implementation Officer role calls for. For Miurel, joining Progreso is a chance to deepen her connection with producer organizations while introducing a new kind of tool: the Beyco Farmer app, a digital solution built to support smallholder farmers and the cooperatives that serve them. We’re glad to have her on the team.

Progreso Foundation is pleased to welcome a new Project Manager to our team, someone whose path into agricultural development was never a detour, but always the destination. Rooted from the start in a world where agriculture shapes daily life, our newest colleague built a career guided by a single conviction: that agricultural development must be people-centered, structured, and adapted to local contexts. A Master’s in Management of Agropastoral Enterprises and Organizations gave that conviction a framework; years in the field, with the Ministry of Agriculture, MIRAH, Action Against Hunger, and GIZ, gave it depth. Across those experiences, the thread remained consistent: analyzing value chains, supporting farmers, and contributing to initiatives that improve agricultural systems in lasting ways. Joining Progreso, he tells us, feels like a natural continuation of that journey. What motivates him most? Seeing projects come to life on the ground, create real value, and improve the living conditions