annual report 2022

Ensuring
the future
of coffee
World Coffee Research unites the global
coffee industry to drive science-based
agricultural solutions to urgently secure a
diverse and sustainable supply of quality
coffee today and for generations to come.

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Our strategy. Preserve origin
diversity in the face of the
climate crisis by accelerating
agricultural innovation for
coffee agriculture in multiple,
strategically targeted countries.

about this report

This report covers World Coffee Research activities,
highlights, and results for the period between
January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.
Our challenge The Past
industry risk exposure is growing
• Producers are vulnerable and climate change is
compounding challenges
• Global consumption is increasing, yet supply is
consolidating to a few dominant countries
• Coffee’s agricultural R&D investment gap is greater than
$100 million per year (over many decades)
• Persistently low productivity is one consequence of the
innovation crisis, exacerbating supply consolidation and
sustainability challenges

Our industry’s continued existence rests on a precarious

foundation—outdated plants developed in the previous
century that don’t address farmers' current challenges.

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Our solution The Future
innovation is our ark
• Make better plants available and accessible to farmers
• Accelerate innovation across origins via multi-country
research model
• Collaborate precompetitively among companies
to share R&D cost and manage complexity of
multi-origin engagement
• Mobilize significant, complementary government
investment through industry support

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How World Coffee Research drives change

Our direct work Our advocacy The future of coffee

industry investment mobilize $$$ public funding Supply risk reduced, origin diversity and
• Modern, demand-led breeding Increase global coffee R&D funding market differentiation secured, climate
from consuming country governments goals and sustainability targets met
• Global variety trials to address bigger, broader challenges
• Nursery + seed sector facing the coffee sector
strengthening

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Why varieties?
After you optimize agronomy, variety development is required to improve
productivity. Variety innovation is a much more effective investment for a
global organization like WCR than agronomy interventions, which are local
in scale. But the timelines are long, so we need to start now.

Yield with better varieties + agronomy

What's needed for supply assurance, sustainability,
yield

our work and origin diversity

Yield today with

mature trees Yield with better agronomy
national institutes
+ suppliers Best achieved through local, not global, interventions.
Gains from agronomy eventually plateau.

Actual yields
Yields remain stagnant without innovation.

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Our work
Our four program areas deliver short, medium, and long-term results

farmers
Global
Breeding Trials Nursery Leadership
10–30 years 7–15 years 1–7 years 1–3 years
to farmers to farmers to farmers to farmers

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Highlights from 2022
breeding
WCR launches the Innovea Global Coffee Breeding
Network—the first global collaboration on coffee
breeding in 50 years
trials
The International Multilocation Variety Trial
matures, producing first global results; F1 hybrids
are prepared to move to pre-commercial trials in
Central America and Perú
nursery
WCR efforts to increase quality assurance for plants
take hold in Uganda, Central America, and Peru
global leadership
WCR advanced U.S. legislation of strategic interest to
the coffee industry and increase funding available for
coffee R&D
membership
WCR launches new funding model to provide greater
equity and transparency among member companies
and provide long-term, sustainable funding

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Breeding
10–30 years to farmer impact

Announcing: The Innovea

Global Coffee Breeding Network
The first global collaboration on coffee breeding in 50
years, Innovea brings together collaborating countries to
create higher quality, more efficient breeding pipelines.
The network aims to vastly improve the ability of countries
to generate new, market-tailored varieties that meet
future global coffee production challenges like climate
change and preserve origin diversity.

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Innovea highlights Screening for cup quality
WCR is exploring methods to predict cup quality in
• 9 country partners: Costa Rica, USA, India, Indonesia, breeding populations. Existing quality evaluation
Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, and Uganda methods, such as cupping, are not feasible for breeding
programs to use during early-stage selection, when data
• Coopetition model, unlocking unique global
for thousands of unique trees needs to be collected. In
platform for collaboration
2022, WCR, together with the Coffee Science Foundation,
• Focus on climate resilience with 11 test sites completed a preliminary study that will be developed
in 10 countries further in future years.
• Infusion of new genetic diversity, combining genetic
material that has never been brought together Highlights
• Modern breeding approaches, accelerating impact
(genomic selection + demand-led breeding principles) • 231 coffee samples evaluated in 2021–2022 using
descriptive cupping, chemistry, metablomics, and
• Support and training for countries to modernize their near-infrared spectroscopy analysis
breeding programs
• 93 companies from 24 countries involved in
descriptive cupping
Progress by the numbers
First population created = 16 parents, 30 cross timeline
combinations, 13,000 pollinations 2022: Innovea launches
2023: First population distributed to countries
2023–2028: Trials installed, data collected
2028, 2034, 2040, and beyond: New populations
created and distributed
Check out our Innovea
Variety release starting as early as 2034, depending
webinar to learn more!
on country breeding approach

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Trials
7–15 years to farmer impact

WCR operates dozens of trial sites around the world, testing

both existing and new varieties in different environments, on
research stations and in farmers’ fields. We integrate global
industry feedback on cup quality into performance results.

F1 hybrids trial
Four finalists advancing to precommercial trials
From an original group of 46 hybrid crosses, WCR identified
four finalist candidates to advance to precommercial testing
with trial partners in Central America. WCR’s research
trials showed up to 25–30% yield gains for these varieties,
comparable to other hybrids; their performance will be
validated in commercial settings starting in 2023.

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International Multi-location EC 16
H1 Centroamericano
Pacamara
SL 28

Variety Trial (IMLVT)

Ruiru K7
EC 15 Mundo Novo
Parainema Catual IAC 144
Marsellesa Geisha
The world’s largest coffee variety trial delivers IPR 103
Batian
Lempira
Oro Azteca
its first global results Lempira
Col1
Parasio
IPR 103
IPR 107 Marsellesa
The IMLVT is the world’s largest coffee variety trial with S4808 EC 15

Variety

Variety
BLP10 Batian
31 varieties (50,000 plants) installed across 29 plots in 18 Col2
Oro Azteca
AB3
Col2
countries. It was initiated in 2015. In 2022, WCR released AB3
Col5
Col3
Col4
the first global analysis of variety performance, including Kartila 1 H1 Centroamericano
sin. 58 Col 1
yield, disease resistance, and cup quality. Data collection is s.795 Col 5
Catigua MG2 Kartila 1
ongoing through 2029. Paraiso s.795
sin.6 IPR 107

• 7 countries have reached maturity (i.e., have had three Col4

Catual IAC 144 Above mean
Parainema
sin.5B Above mean
SL 28 sin.6
production harvests); four additional countries have Col3
Below mean
BP432A
Below mean

produced two harvests Mundo Novo

Geisha
S4808
BLP10
BP432A Catigua MG2
• Global cupping: 10 varieties from sites in 6 countries K7 Ruiru 11
Pacamara EC 16
shipped to certified Q graders from 42 coffee companies 1 2 3 4 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
around the world for comprehensive sensory evaluation Mean yield (kg per plant per year) Rust severity score (1-5)
including descriptive cupping Figure 1. Global mean yield data across 18 countries and 3 years for 32 Figure 2. Global mean rust performance across 18 countries and 3 years
• 2 countries have negotiated access rights for improved varieties. Some varieties have fewer sites and years of data. The four top for 32 varieties. Some varieties have fewer sites and years of data. Varieties
yielding varieties so far are all F1 hybrid varieties (EC 16, H1, Ruiru 11, EC 15), at the top of the figure (e.g., Pacaramara, SL 28, K7, Mundo Novo) are highly
varieties identified through the trial (Indonesia, Australia) confirming their performance advantage. The highest-performer, EC 16 (also susceptible to rust. The variety with the highest susceptibility, Pacamara,
called Mundo Maya) yields more than double the lowest (Pacamara). also has the lowest mean global yield (see Figure 1), indicating the severity
• Based on performance data, 11 varieties from the IMLVT of the impact of rust to Pacamara.
trial were identified as globally high-performing and used
to make new crosses for the Innovea breeding network
(see p. 11)
Check out our IMLVT
webinar to learn more!

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Nurseries
1–7 years to farmer impact

For farmers, having healthy plants of the right variety is

critically important, yet comprehensive quality assurance
systems for new coffee trees are lacking in virtually every
country that produces coffee. In 2022, WCR undertook
projects to get better plants into the hands of farmers in
Uganda, Central America, and Peru through training and
genetic conformity testing.

WCR also developed a comprehensive approach to

assessing and addressing bottlenecks in coffee's highly
informal seed/plant distribution systems, laying the
groundwork for a significant deepening and expansion of
this work in select countries in 2023.

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Our progress Challenges
• Nurseries trained globally: 60 nurseries, including 20 In nearly every country where we have investigated coffee
large-scale commercial nurseries in Latin America (of seed systems and supply chains, we have found a set of
which 10 received WCR VerifiedSM status) common challenges, which we work to address through
our programs:
• Staff trained on good plant production practices: 75
• Lack of knowledge about the value of improved, healthy,
• Production capacity (# of trees) of supported nurseries: and genetically pure plants for reducing farmer risks
8,841,332 trees
• Lack of legal framework for the introduction of
• Pilot to evaluate 63 nurseries for the Ministry of new varieties
Agriculture of El Salvador for a potential national
renovation program. If it proceeds, it would be the first • Persistent problems with genetic purity in seed lots
national renovation plan to use genetic testing to ensure and mother gardens, which provide planting material
that distributed plants truly are the varieties that growers to nurseries
seek to plant (planned replacement of 24 million trees) • Widespread lack of training and following of good
• In Uganda, a program to produce and distribute 100,000 agricultural practices for producing healthy trees
healthy Coffee Wilt Disease-resistant Robusta clones in nurseries
is underway; these plants can increase a farmer’s income • Lack of market demand for improved plants
by 250%. WCR completed genetic testing of seven • In most countries, the infrastructure for distributing
certified arabica seed lots, providing support to the planting material to farmers is highly informal, making
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). it difficult to identify the main stakeholders and train
and support them. Other crops have much more formal,
structured systems for plant material distribution.

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 Advocacy

Global Leadership In 2022, World Coffee Research added a

critical new activity to its portfolio: U.S.
legislative advocacy. WCR’s advocacy
1–3 years to farmer impact
agenda aligns with the National Coffee
Association’s (NCA). Together, we achieved
major successes focused on increasing U.S.
Leveraging our impact government support for coffee research. Advocacy efforts
Coffee development projects will expand to other countries in coming years. Our
progress this year includes:
WCR contributes critical agricultural R&D components
• Multiple WCR member companies from across the U.S.
to coffee development projects around the world. These
participated in advocacy efforts
projects provide an important avenue to ensure that
development efforts take into account long-term capacity • Global Food Security Act was passed with an increase in
building through research investment, and increase the funding and language that affirms a focus on smallholder
relevance of R&D for smallholder farmers. They are a key farmers and support for agricultural research and
driver of the long-term impact of coffee agricultural R&D. development of value to the coffee industry.
• In 2022, WCR participated in 3 international coffee • Coffee Plant Health Initiative Amendments Act (CPHIAA)
development projects in 6 countries (projects: MOCCA was introduced; if passed with the 2023 Farm Bill, it
project in Central America; PhilCAFE in the Philippines; will expand options for funding critical coffee pest and
Peru Coffee Alliance for Excellence) disease research.
• In total, these projects invest $73 million dollars and • The U.S. Congressional budget passed with language that
target 130,000 farmer beneficiaries encourages spending on coffee agricultural research and
development in low-income countries and a significant
increase in funding for public research grants that can
benefit coffee agriculture.

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Sharing knowledge
In 2022, WCR’s knowledge products—including the Arabica
Varieties Catalog, Sensory Lexicon, nursery manuals and
more—were viewed 201,779 times in over 190 countries.

New videos!
A series of 6 instructional videos to support our
good practice guides for seed production and
coffee nursery management.
available in english, spanish, and french
—more languages are on the way! Available for free download at
worldcoffeeresearch.org/programs/guides

WCR Webinars
Watched by 352 people in 58 countries

Download or watch at
worldcoffeeresearch.org/resources

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2022 Finances *
In-Kind Contributions
$199,000
Despite continued economic uncertainty in 2022, WCR
closed the year in a strong position thanks to conservative
expense management and financial support from our
member companies and supporters. INCOME
Public Sector
$879,000 $4,679,000 Coffee Industry
Contributions†
$3,601,000

Contributions earned **

from the coffee industry

in 2022 was $3,599,000
Investment and Other
$58,000 Administration and Accounting
Nursery $601,000
$696,000
2022 Year-End Financial Position
Fundraising
$434,000
Cash/Investments: .......................... ���� $4,305,000
Pledges Receivable: ........................ ���� $5,868,000 TOTAL
Other Assets: ................................... ������� $485,000 EXPENDITURES
Liabilities: ....................................... ������� $421,000 $4,316,000 Global Leadership
Trials
Net Assets: ..........................................$10,237,000 $982,000 $390,000

Total Financial Position 10,658,000

†
Of which $1,695,000 are future-year pledges
*Pre-audit figures on an accrual basis Breeding
**Contributions earned and cash received from $1,155,000
current and prior year pledges (non-GAAP)

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New membership model
In 2022, World Coffee Research (WCR)’s membership and
funding model shifted to link contribution amounts to
coffee purchase volumes or annual revenue. This approach
provides greater equity and transparency among member
companies and more sustainable funding. The new model
supports WCR to execute its 2021-2025 strategic plan,
which included the launch in 2022 of a new Global Breeding
Network.

WCR member company Fulcrum Coffee is based in Seattle.

2022 Members
and Contributors
Coffee Blossom Coffee Tree

Our members—companies large and small

—invest collectively to set a shared
global agenda for coffee research. Their
participation is a critical foundation for a
vibrant and sustainable coffee sector.

In 2022, WCR was supported

by 205 member companies
from 27 countries

MEMBERSHIP TIERS Seedling Sprout

Coffee Blossom • illycaffè • Dutch Bros Coffee

• Allegro Coffee Company • La Marzocco • Eight O'Clock Coffee
Coffee Tree • PROBAT
• Asahi Quality
• Intelligentsia Coffee
• Community & Innovations
Coffee Company • La Colombe
Seedling • Blue Bottle Coffee
Coffee Roasters
• Caravela Coffee
Sprout • Mercon Coffee Group
• Chameleon Cold-Brew
• Philz Coffee
• Coffee Circle
Seed • Strauss Commodities
• Counter Culture Coffee
• Sucden Coffee
• De'Longhi
• Workshop Coffee

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 • Fuglen Coffee • Landmark • Philippine Coffee • Small Planes • Swiss Water • Trabocca
Roasters Tokyo Specialty Coffee and Barista Coffee Decaffeinated • Transcend Coffee
• Fulcrum Coffee • Limini Coffee Insitute • Solberg & Hansen Coffee Company • Tropic-X
Seed • Full City Rooster • List + Beisler • Prometheus • South Texas • Taf Coffee • True Stone Coffee
• Gaia Artisan • MadCap Coffee Coffee Roasters Coffee Initiative • Tata Coffee Ltd. Roasters
Coffee Company • Quaffee • Spyhouse Coffee • TBD Coffee Co • Union Hand-
• Bulavity • Dancing Goats • Rabbit Hole Roasting Co.
• Greenway • Mantra Coffee • Temecula Coffee Roasted Coffee
• Bun Coffee Coffee Roasters
• 1740 Coffee Coffee Company Beans • Square One Roasters • Vagabond Coffee
Byron Bay • Dark Woods • Rave Coffee Coffee Roasters
Genesis • Hansa Coffee • Marigold Coffee • Temple Coffee Roasters
• BUNA Coffee
• 1Cup Coffee • Heart and Graft • Market Lane • Raw Bean Limited • Stitch Coffee Roasters • Vides58Coffees
• Cafcom Trading • Dear Green
Roasters Coffee Ltd Coffee • Red Cedar • Structure Coffee • TERAROSA • Walker Coffee
• Cafe Imports Coffee Roasters
• Atlas Coffee • Horiguchi Coffee • Marubeni Foods Coffee Co. Roasters (Haksan Co.Ltd) Trading
• Cafe Virtuoso • Descamex
Importers Institute • Melbourne • Rimini Coffee • Sustainable • The Coffee Source • WB Coffee
• Calendar Coffee • Dispatch Coffee Harvest
• Bäckerei Happ • Horsham Coffee Coffee Merchants • Ringtons Ltd • The Roastery • West Cork Coffee
• Camber Coffee • Don Alberto Roaster • Sweet Maria's
GmbH & Co. • Method Coffee • Rio Coffee • The Steam Engine Roastery
• Caravan Coffee Coffee Co Coffee
• Barrie House • Huckleberry Roasters • River City • Tony's Coffee • Zephyr Green
• Casa Espresso • Driftaway Coffee Roasters
Coffee • Metric Coffee Co. Coffee Ltd • Torque Coffees Coffee
• Chanji Coffee • DRWakefield • Imbibe Coffee
• Beanstock • Monastery Coffee • Roast House
Firm • Dunn Brothers Roasters Coffee
Coffee Roasters • MoonGoat Coffee
• Chouette Coffee • InterAmerican
• Beck Flavors Roasters • Rose N Crantz
Torréfacteur • ECRE
• Bell Lane Coffee Laboratoire • Equator Coffees
Coffee • Moplaco Trading Roasting Co. In 2022, 26 companies and individuals
• Bewley's North • Intercontinental • Mount Sunzu • Rose Park
• Coastal Coffee • Espanola Coffee Coffee Trading Coffee Roasters
provided additional financial support
America/Java City Traders Roasters
• Black Oak • Irving Farm • Mr. Espresso • Ross Street
• Coffee Bros. • Exhale Healthy New York Roasting Co.
Coffee Roasters • Nemesis Coffee
• Coffee Friend Coffee • Johann Jacobs • Roundtable • Brian Gaffney • Jared Gottdiener • Square Mile
• BlendIn • North Fork
• Coffee Libre • Falcon Coffees Haus Coffee Works • Coffee by Tate • Jonas Wellington Coffee Roasters
Coffee Club Coffee Roasters
• Coffee Nexus Ltd. • Firsthand Coffee • Jones Coffee • Rumble Coffee • Condesa Co. Lab • Lüna Coffee • Sucafina
• Blossom • Nylon Coffee
• Coffee Traders • FiXX Coffee Roasters Roasters • Crop to Cup • MiiR Specialty North
Coffee Roasters • Old Spike
• Coffeebar • Flat Fox Coffee • Junker's Café- • S. Ishimitsu & Co. Coffee • Myracle Kitchen America
• Blume Roastery
• Coldblow Coffee Company Rösterei • Saint Henri • Excelco Trading • Nicolas Rivolta • Sucafina
Coffee Traders • Olisipo Coffee
Company • Fort Findlay • KALDI COFFEE - Micro • Foodbuy (Farmer • OFI International Specialty NV
• Bodum Roasting Roasters
• Colour Coffee Coffee & FARM Torrefacteur Brothers Artisan • Osito Coffee • Travis Horesh
• Bolt Coffee • Ome Project PLT
Roasting Doughnut • Kaldi's Coffee • Sample Coffee Coffee) • Primavera Coffee • Westrock Coffee
Company • Orbital Coffee
• Covoya Americas Shoppe • Kiss the Hippo Roasters • Hacienda La Importers Company
• Boomtown Coffee Roasters
• Covoya Ltd. • Fortitude Coffee • Kittel Coffee • Sarutahiko Minita • Prufrock Coffee • Wonderstate
• Boon Boona • Origin Coffee
• Crankhouse Roasters • Kona Coffee, Inc. • Hoffmann • Royal Cup Coffee Coffee
Coffee Roasters
Coffee • Friday Coffee Kaffeerösterei • Satoru Coffee Industries • Samuel Liu
• Boxcar Coffee • Ozo Coffee
• CUPRIMA Roasters • Kua • SCS Global
Roasters Roasters
• Curve Coffee • Fuglen Coffee • Kyokuto Fadie Services
• Brewpoint Coffee • Pacific Espresso
Roasters Roasters Oslo Corp. • Single O
• Bridge Coffee Co. • Peekskill Coffee
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Checkoff Program Participating Suppliers: Non-Matching

Participants • American
Coffee
• Coopfam
• East Africa Coffee
• La Bastilla
Coffee Estates
Corporation Co. LLP • Mercon Specialty
• Atlantic Specialty • Expocaccer • Paragon Coffee
Participating Suppliers: Matching/Contributing Coffee Cooperativa dos Trading Company
• Be Green Trading Cafeicultores • Racafe
• Atlas Coffee • Descamex • Sucafina • Benchmark do Cerrado • RGC Coffee
Importers • DRWakefield Specialty EMEA Coffee Traders • Falcon Coffees • Royal Coffee
• Cafe Imports • Excelco Trading • Sucafina • Bourbon • Gollücke & • Volcafe Specialty
• Caravela Australia • Hacienda La Specialty Specialty Coffee Rothfos Coffee
Pacific Minita North America • Cape Horn • Greencof
• Caravela Coffee • InterAmerican • Sustainable Coffee Company • InterAmerican/
Europe Coffee/Neumann Harvest • Collaborative Neumann Gruppe
• Caravela Coffee Gruppe USA • Swiss Water Coffee Source • Kawacom/ECOM
USA • Intercontinental Decaffeinated
• Coffee Unified Coffee Trading Coffee Company
• Condesa Co. Lab • List + Beisler • The Coffee Source
• Covoya Americas • Melbourne • Trabocca
• Covoya Ltd. • Walker Coffee
Coffee Merchants
• Crop to Cup Trading
• OFI International
Coffee
• Primavera
• CUPRIMA
Coffee Importers

Become a
WCR Member!

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 • Rave Coffee • Saint Henri • Temecula Coffee
• Rimini Coffee - Micro Roasters
Participating Roasters/Retailers • Ringtons Ltd Torrefacteur • Temple Coffee
• River City Coffee • Small Planes Roasters
• Roast House Coffee • The Roastery
• 1Cup Coffee • Colour Coffee • Johann Jacobs Coffee • Spyhouse Coffee • True Stone Coffee
Roasters Roasting Ltd Haus • Rose N Crantz Roasting Co. Roasters
• Allegro Coffee • Curve Coffee • Junker’s Café- Roasting Co. • Square One • Vagabond Coffee
Company Roasters Rösterei • Rose Park Coffee Roasters Roasters
• Bäckerei Happ • Dancing Goats • Kaldi’s Coffee Roasters • Stitch Coffee • West Cork Coffee
GmbH & Co. Coffee • Kittel Coffee • Ross Street • Structure Coffee Roastery
• Barrie House • Dark Woods • Kona Roasting Co. Roasters
Coffee Coffee Kaffeerösterei • Roundtable • Taylors of
• Beanstock Coffee • Dear Green • La Colombe Coffee Works Harrogate
Roasters, Inc. Coffee Roasters Coffee Roasters
• Bewley’s North • Dunn Brothers • Landmark
America Coffee Specialty Coffee
/Java City • ECRE • Limini Coffee
• Black Oak Coffee • Equator Coffees • Market Lane
Roasters • Fortitude Coffee Coffee
• Blume Coffee Roasters • Monastery Coffee
Traders • Full City Rooster • MoonGoat Coffee
• Bodum Roasting • Greenway Roasters
• Bolt Coffee Coffee Company • Mr. Espresso
Company • Heart and Graft • North Fork
• Boxcar Coffee Coffee Coffee Roasters
Roasters • Horsham Coffee • Olisipo Coffee
• Brewpoint Coffee Roaster Roasters
• Cafe Virtuoso • Huckleberry • Origin Coffee
• Calendar Coffee Roasters Roasters
• Chameleon Cold- • Intelligentsia • Ozo Coffee
Brew Coffee Roasters
• Coldblow • Irving Farm New • Philz Coffee
Coffee Company York • Quaffee

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Board of Directors
Our board members are some of the most
important leaders and thinkers from coffee
companies around the world. They work hard Hope Bagozzi Kelly Goodejohn Nadia Hoarau-Mwaura
Mario Cerutti
behind the scenes to guide our programs. Tim Hortons Lavazza Starbucks Coffee Company JDE Peet’s

Mark Howell Andrea Illy Liz Longstreet Darr Monique Oxender

Community Coffee Company illycaffè S.p.A. National DCP - Dunkin’ Keurig Dr Pepper

Jim Trout James McLaughlin

J.M. Smucker Co. Intelligentsia Coffee
Chair Vice Chair

Victoria Salin Pablo von Waldenfels Keith Writer

Texas A&M (TAMU) Tchibo Taylors of Harrogate

Additional board committee members:

Eve Bartnick (Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company), Philippe Casas (JDE Peet’s),
Ingo Lantz (Tchibo), Ellen Nielsen (Probat), Gloria Pellegrino (Lavazza), Corrado
Giacomo Celi Shawn Hamilton Piscanec (illycaffè), Matt Saurage (Community Coffee Company), Fionula Scanlan
Mercon Coffee Group Klatch Coffee (Taylors of Harrogate), Luca Turello (illycaffè), Joe Vaughan (J.M. Smucker Co.)
Secretary Treasurer

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 our team
Team
José María Gómez Vargas Jean Baptiste Kayigamba Maureen Namugalu
Julio Alvarado Global Project Breeding Hub Technician Country Project
Regional Breeding, Trialing, Administration and East Africa Manager Uganda
Our team executes our ambitious agenda and Quality Assistant Learning Manager
to modernize variety innovation systems Catherine Mumba Maina Maud Nicolas
to increase supplies of quality coffee and Santos Barrera Lemus Koleen Hall Global Variety Trials & Executive Administration
Research Scientist – Plant Business Manager Project Manager and Membership Manager
improve farmer livelihoods.
Breeding and Genomics
Jarrod Harris Amber Mascari Nuzul Qudri
leadership Jorge Berny Mier y Teran Finance and Accounting Manager Regional Project
Dr. Jennifer “Vern” Long Research Scientist – Plant Post-Award Manager Manager Asia
Jimmy More
ceo Breeding and Genomics
Alexa Heinicke Project Manager Peru Emilia Umaña
Elly Castro Senior Corporate Nursery Development
Dr. Tania Humphrey Regional Project Manager Membership Manager
Nick Muir
Program Manager
research & development director Latin America Breeding Manager
Maeve Holler Jesslin Zeledón
Simon Martin Mvuyekure
Dr. Kraig Kraft Neil Franje Communications Manager
Breeding Hub Advisor
Project Specialist
Country Agronomist
asia & africa director
Philippines

Salvador Urrutia Loucel Kristin Franklin

latin american director Contracts and As of December 31, 2022, WCR team members were:
Grants Manager
Hanna Neuschwander
Female Female
57% 41%

strategy & communications director

Liam Cummins leadership team

finance director
Male Male
Siaska Vieira de Castro 43% 59% living in 16 countries
people & administration director
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 Be collaborative Adopt a spirit of kaizen
Core Values Be nimble and curious Embrace accountability
Solve problems that matter
Our core values guide everything we do.

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