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MAP IT FORWARD Middle East
The Map It Forward Middle East Podcast explores the business of coffee across the Middle East, featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, producers, and professionals building the future of the region’s coffee industry.
Hosted by Dubai-based Map It Forward founder Lee Safar, each five-episode series highlights one guest's journey, offering practical insights, regional context, and candid discussions that reflect the evolving global coffee landscape.
Episodes are released daily at 6 am…
Episodes
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastNew Coffee Farming Models for the Next Generation (Felipe Croce & David Bray) | EP1135 Part 5 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhy Coffee Roasters Need to Understand Farming (Felipe Croce & David Bray) | EP1134 Part 4 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastCan Coffee Prices Be Set Without the C Market? (Felipe Croce & David Bray) | EP1133 Part 3 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastHow Farmers and Roasters Can Build Coffee Businesses Together (Felipe Croce & David Bray) | EP1712 Part 2 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhy Coffee Needs a New Supply Chain Model (Felipe Croce & David Bray) | EP1131 Part 1 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastTurning Coffee Supply Chain Regulations Into a Business Advantage (Bram de Hoog) - EP1130 Part 5 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastThe Business Economics of Wholesale vs Retail Coffee Roasting (Bram de Hoog) - EP1129 Part 4 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhy Resilient Coffee Businesses Must Take Risks (Bram de Hoog) - EP1128 Part 3 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhat It Really Takes to Buy Coffee Direct From Farmers (Bram de Hoog) - EP1127 Part 2 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastHow a Farmer-Owned Coffee Roastery Is Changing Coffee Trade (Bram de Hoog) - EP1126 Part 1 of 5 (Map It Forward)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhat Can Men Do to Make Coffee Safer for Women? (Isabela Raposeiras) | EP1125 Part 5 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhat Is Unacceptable Behaviour Towards Women in Coffee? (Isabela Raposeiras) | EP1124 Part 4 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastThe Boys' Club in Coffee: Why Men Stay Silent (Isabela Raposeiras) | EP1123 Part 3 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhy Women Feel Unsafe Working in Coffee (Isabela Raposeiras) | EP1122 Part 2 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhat Is It Really Like to Be a Woman in Coffee? (Isabela Raposeiras) | EP1121 Part 1 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastHow Data Can Make Your Coffee Business More Resilient (Oscar Montoya) | EP1120 Part 5 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastWhy AI Still Needs Systems Thinking (Oscar Montoya) | EP1119 Part 4 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastHow Data Reveals the Real Problem in Your Coffee Business (Oscar Montoya) | EP1118 Part 3 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastAre You Solving the Right Problem In Coffee? (Oscar Montoya) | EP1117 Part 2 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastYour Coffee Business Has Data. But Is It Useful? (Oscar Montoya) | EP1116 Part 1 of 5 | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1115 Part 5 of 5 | Why More People Should Drink Black Coffee (George Howell) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1114 Part 4 of 5 | What’s Wrong With Coffee Scoring? (George Howell) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1113 Part 3 of 5 | The Real Cost of Building a Quality Coffee Business (George Howell) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1112 Part 2 of 5 | How to Educate Coffee Consumers About Quality (George Howell) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1111 Part 1 of 5 | Why Coffee Should Still Taste Like Coffee (George Howell) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1110 Part 5 of 5 | Why Coffee Must Start Valuing Farm Resilience (Pedro Manga) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1109 Part 4 of 5 | Why Sustainability Impact Starts With Compliance (Pedro Manga) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1108 Part 3 of 5 | Who Carries the Cost of Coffee Sustainability? (Pedro Manga) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1107 Part 2 of 5 | Why Coffee Data Needs to Flow Both Ways (Pedro Manga) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1106 Part 1 of 5 | What Coffee Gets Wrong About Traceability (Pedro Manga) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1105 Part 5 of 5 | What Will the Tea Industry Look Like in 20 Years? (Jem McDowall) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1104 Part 4 of 5 | El Niño and the Growing Risk to Global Tea Supply (Jem McDowall) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1103 Part 3 of 5 | Why Tea Farmers Are Under Increasing Pressure (Jem McDowall) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1102 Part 2 of 5 | How Tea Is Priced and Traded (Jem McDowall) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1101 Part 1 of 5 | How Tea Is Processed and Graded (Jem McDowall) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1100 Part 5 of 5 | What Will Coffee Look Like in 20 Years? (Norbert Niederhauser) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1099 Part 4 of 5 | What a Sustainable Coffee Supply Chain Actually Looks Like (Norbert Niederhauser)
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1098 Part 3 of 5 | Environmental vs Economic Sustainability in Coffee (Norbert Niederhauser) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1097 Part 2 of 5 | Where Coffee Supply Chains Lack Sustainability (Norbert Niederhauser) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1096 Part 1 of 5 | What Sustainability in Coffee Actually Means (Norbert Niederhauser) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1095 Part 5 of 5 | What Colombia’s Coffee Industry Needs Now (Ana Donneys + Angel Barrera) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1094 Part 4 of 5 | What Colombia’s Earthquake Could Mean for Coffee Exports (Ana Donneys + Angel Barrera) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1093 Part 3 of 5 | How Colombia’s Earthquake Is Hitting the Coffee Industry (Ana Donneys + Angel Barrera) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1092 Part 2 of 5 | The Day After Colombia’s Earthquakes (Ana Donneys + Angel Barrera) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1091 Part 1 of 5 | When the Earthquake Hit Colombia’s Coffee Region (Ana Donneys + Angel Barrera) Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1090 Part 5 of 5 | What the Benecke Case Reveals About Coffee’s Broken Supply Chain (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1089 Part 4 of 5 | Brokers, Pressure and Conflicts in the Benecke Case (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1088 Part 3 of 5 | Who Knew Benecke Was in Trouble, and When? (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1087 Part 2 of 5 | Where Did the Money for Benecke’s Unpaid Coffee Go? (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1086 Part 1 of 5 | The Benecke Coffee Timeline: What We Know So Far (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1085 Part 5 of 5 | After Benecke: How Should Coffee Cooperatives Protect Themselves? (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1084 Part 4 of 5 | Benecke Entered Insolvency. COMSA Became a Creditor (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1083 Part 3 of 5 | COMSA Says Benecke Pressured Them to Keep Shipping Coffee (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1082 Part 2 of 5 | COMSA Financed the Coffee. Benecke Was Supposed to Pay (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1081 Part 1 of 5 | COMSA, Benecke & the Coffee Relationship That Lasted 23 Years | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1080 Part 5 of 5 | What the Coffee Industry Should Learn From Benecke | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1079 Part 4 of 5 | What Happens When a Coffee Trader Becomes Insolvent? (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1078 Part 3 of 5 | Benecke Coffee: When the Payment Promises Failed (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1077 Part 2 of 5 | How the Benecke Coffee Trade Broke Down (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 1076 Part 1 of 5 | What Happened Between Benecke Coffee and Peru’s Cooperatives? (Benecke) | Map It Forward
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