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6 STiR coffee and tea | 2023 Issue 5 (October / November) 20 IMA Coffee Hub's Commitment to Research into New Sustainable Projects 22 Money Matters: Financing a Coffee Business 26 Uganda to Release New High-Yield Arabica Varieties 30 Black Tea Prices: Red Ink Drowns Growers 36 Spectroscopy: Shine a Light on Coffee 40 Tea Extraction Project Unlocks Nutraceutical Potential 42 Indian Origin Update: Teas of Kangra Valley 46 Perspective: Rebooting Tea Board India 10 Coffee Report Panamanian Geisha Wins Record High Price Genetics Database Accurately Identifies Varieties Coffee Barometer Rates Global Roasters (Poorly) on Sustainability Yum China Gets Bigger in Coffee New Poster Charts Coffee Varieties 16 Tea Report China's Tea Exports Decline During First Half Nestlé Announces New Sugar Reduction Technology Audit Faults India Tea Regulators Coffee Overtakes Tea for First Time in U.K. Survey Growth in Green Tea Demand Outpaces Black ON THE COVER © 2023 October Multimedia Co. Ltd., STiR Coffee and Tea Magazine is published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December by October Multimedia Co. Ltd. Printing and distribution overseen by October Inter Co., Ltd., Interchange 21 Bldg. Fl 32, Rm 3221, 399 Sukhumvit Road, North Klong Toey, Wattana, Bangkok, 10110 THAILAND. Tel +66 2 660 3789. E-mail: info@octobermultimedia.com www.octobermultimedia.com. All rights reserved. By-lined or initialed articles represent the opinion of the author. All articles published in STiR Coffee and Tea Magazine or www.stir-tea- coffee.com are copyrighted. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission. October Multimedia Co. Ltd. ℅ October Inter Co. Ltd. Interchange 21 Bldg., Rm. 3221 399 Sukhumvit Road 32nd Fl. Bangkok, 10110, Thailand Tel +662 660 3789 Asia I Middle East I Africa Southern/Eastern Europe Glenn Anthony John October Inter Co Ltd Bangkok, Thailand WhatsApp/Mobile: +1 917 843 0000 or Mobile (Thailand): +66 818 299 409 gaj@octobermultimedia.com WeChat: STiRCoffeeTea Representation The Americas Northern Europe Emerson Leonard Cardinal Media LLC 2 Glenfield, Barrington RI 02806 United States Tel +1 917 680 1050 edl@octobermultimedia.com Printing/Distribution by October Inter Co. Ltd. Published by October Multimedia Co., Ltd. Printed in Thailand Arabica and Robusta Coffee Varieties Poster A new chart published by World Coffee Research provides a visual tool showing the more than 100 coffee varieties in their free online catalog. Created by U.K. design agency webDNA, the chart is part of a poster that is free to download and print. Read more on page 14 of this issue of STiR Magazine. 40 40 Tea Extraction Tea Extraction Project Unlocks Project Unlocks Nutraceutical Nutraceutical Potential Potential