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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 EastEP 955 – Part 5 of 5: Ethiopia’s 2026 Harvest — Buying Strategy & Dollar Risk - Matthew Thornton
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 954 – Part 4 of 5: Ethiopia’s 2026 Harvest — Trade, Currency & Survival Risk - Matthew Thornton
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 953 – Part 3 of 5: Ethiopia’s 2026 Harvest - Who Wins If It Goes Well? - Matthew Thornton
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 952 – Part 2 of 5: Ethiopia’s 2026 Harvest — The New Pricing System - Matthew Thornton
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 951 - Part 1 of 5: Ethiopia’s 2026 Coffee Harvest - Matthew Thornton
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 950 – Part 5 of 5: Coffee Farms in 10 Years — Prosperity or Survival - Pedro Manga
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 949 – Part 4 of 5: The Myths of Direct Trade and Transparency in Coffee - Pedro Manga
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 948 – Part 3 of 5: Biochar, Carbon Credits, and Coffee Resilience - Pedro Manga
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 947 – Part 2 of 5: Deforestation, EUDR, and Coffee Supply Chains - Pedro Manga
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 946 – Part 1 of 5: The Reality and Uncertainty of Coffee Farming in 2026 - Pedro Manga
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 945 – Part 5 of 5: The Work Ahead to Survive the Coffee Crisis - Augusto Amaya
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 944 – Part 4 of 5: Managing Risk Across Coffee Stakeholders - Augusto Amaya
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 943 – Part 3 of 5: Geopolitics, Trade Chaos, and Coffee in Colombia (2026) - Augusto Amaya
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 942 – Part 2 of 5: Sourcing Green Coffee That Works for Everyone - Augusto Amaya
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 941 – Part 1 of 5: Building a Green Coffee Sourcing Company in a Crisis - Augusto Amaya
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 940 – Part 5 of 5: The Future of Coffee Pricing - Sean Warner
This is Part 5 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 939 – Part 4 of 5: Direct Trade and Coffee Price Stability - Sean Warner
This is Part 4 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 938 - Part 3 of 5: Risk, Cash Flow, and Timing - Sean Warner
This is Part 3 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 937 - Part 2 of 5: Why Coffee Pricing Is So Complicated - Sean Warner
This is Part 2 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 936 - Part 1 of 5: How Coffee Is Priced Today - Sean Warner
This is Part 1 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastThe Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 5): Preparing for 2026: Power, Institutions, and What Comes Next - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series on the coffee industry in 2026 with Felipe Croce (FAF Coffees) and Angel Barrera (Belco). The discussion critically examines…
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The Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 4): Corporate Coffee vs Small Business in 2026 - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series on the coffee industry in 2026 with Felipe Croce (FAF Coffees) and Angel Barrera (Belco). Lee Safar, Felipe Croce, and Angel…
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The Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 3): Specialty vs Commodity Coffee: Value in 2026 - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series on the coffee industry in 2026 with Felipe Croce (FAF Coffees) and Angel Barrera (Belco). This episode explores how the…
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The Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 2): Geopolitical Volatility and Coffee in 2026 - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on the coffee industry in 2026 with Felipe Croce (FAF Coffees) and Angel Barrera (Belco). This episode focuses on…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastThe Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 1): Where the Industry Stands Today - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series on the coffee industry in 2026 with Felipe Croce (FAF Coffees) and Angel Barrera (Belco). In this episode, Lee Safar, Felipe…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 930 Greg Oddo - Challenges Ahead for Coffee and Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 929 Greg Oddo - Open Sourced Weather Data for Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 928 Greg Oddo - Coffee Industry Adapting to Changing Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 927 Greg Oddo - Connecting The Price of Coffee to the Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 926 Greg Oddo - The Impact of Weather on the Coffee Industry - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 925 Osamah Alawwam - The Opportunities Ahead In Specialty Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 924 Osamah Alawwam - Middle Eastern Culture and Business in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 923 Osamah Alawwam - The Challenges of Doing Business In The Middle East - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 922 Osamah Alawwam - Building The Roasting House - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 921 Osamah Alawwam - A Coffee Entrepreneur In Saudi Arabia - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 920 Carley Garner - Coffee Futures Markets in 2026 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 919 Carley Garner - Speculators Are Important To The Coffee Futures Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 918 Carley Garner - Taking Advantages of High Coffee Prices Outside the Cash Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 917 Carley Garner - The Forces That Moved Coffee Futures in 2025 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 916 Carley Garner - 2025 Has Been An Unusual Year in Coffee Futures - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by The Honduran Coffee Alliance - connecting Honduran coffee producers with global buyers in a fair, sustainable, commercially…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 915 Samo Smrke - Innovation at Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 914 Samo Smrke - Real Coffee Innovation Versus Marketing Hype - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 913 Samo Smrke - Mainstream Coffee Innovation vs Specialty - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
"Future-Proofing Your Coffee Business: Planning for 2026 and Beyond" - A Map It Forward Live Workshop for Small to Medium Business Owners Across the Coffee…
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EP 912 Samo Smrke - What is Real Innovation in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
This episode is brought to you by Belco's upcoming 2-day Roaster's Camp in Ethiopia and Colombia in 2026. Don't miss this great opportunity to go to origin…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 911 Samo Smrke - Good Coffee Science Versus Bad - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 910 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - The Future of Coffee, Roasteries, and Cafes - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 909 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Causes of Instability in Coffee Today - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 908 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Coffee Communities and the Climate Crisis - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 907 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Impact of Climate on Coffee Harvests - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
"Future-Proofing Your Coffee Business: Planning for 2026 and Beyond" - A Map It Forward Live Workshop for Small to Medium Business Owners Across the Coffee…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 906 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - The WBC, The Climate Crisis, and Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 905 Susie Spindler - The Challenges ahead for CoE - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 904 Susie Spindler - CoE with the Supply Chain - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 903 Susie Spindler - The Role of Buyers with CoE - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 902 Susie Spindler - Cup of Excellence's Impact at Origin - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
"Future-Proofing Your Coffee Business: Planning for 2026 and Beyond" - A Map It Forward Live Workshop for Small to Medium Business Owners Across the Coffee…
MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 901 Susie Spindler - Forming Cup of Excellence - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 900 Nora Burkey - The Future of Coffee and Development - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 899 Nora Burkey - Myths and Realities of Coffee Development Sector - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 898 Nora Burkey - How Money Flows in the Coffee Development Sector - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 897 Nora Burkey - Do We Need Development Work In Coffee? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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MAP IT FORWARD Middle EastEP 896 Nora Burkey - The Evolution of Development in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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