MAP IT FORWARD Middle East

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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 local UAE time.

The video version of the podcast can be found on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward

Our website https://www.mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast


Episode Date
EP 1050 Part 5 of 5 | Harvests, Climate and the Future of Coffee (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
Jul 03, 2026
EP 1049 Part 4 of 5 | The Global Events That Could Change Your Coffee Business (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
Jul 02, 2026
EP 1048 Part 3 of 5 | Technology Is Shifting Power in Coffee | Map It Forward (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
Jul 01, 2026
EP 1047 Part 2 of 5 | The Future of Coffee Depends on More Than Coffee (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
Jun 30, 2026
EP 1046 Part 1 of 5 | The Biggest Risk to Your Coffee Business Isn't Coffee Prices (Lee Safar) | Map It Forward
Jun 29, 2026
EP 1045 Part 5 of 5 | Coffee's Next 12 Months (Augusto Amaya) | Map It Forward
Jun 26, 2026
EP 1044 Part 4 of 5 | Why The Market Ignores Colombia (Augusto Amaya) | Map It Forward
Jun 25, 2026
EP 1043 Part 3 of 5 | Super El Niño & Coffee Risk (Augusto Amaya) | Map It Forward
Jun 24, 2026
EP 1042 Part 2 of 5 | Coffee, Politics & Colombia (Augusto Amaya) | Map It Forward
Jun 23, 2026
EP 1041 Part 1 of 5 | Why Colombia Matters Right Now (Augusto Amaya) | Map It Forward
Jun 22, 2026
EP 1040 Part 5 of 5 | New Ways To Fund Coffee Businesses (Freddy Rivard) | Map It Forward
Jun 19, 2026
EP 1039 Part 4 of 5 | How Prepayments Change Coffee Farming (Freddy Rivard) | Map It Forward
Jun 18, 2026
EP 1038 Part 3 of 5 | De-Risking Coffee Through Relationships (Freddy Rivard) | Map It Forward
Jun 17, 2026
EP 1037 Part 2 of 5 | The Complexity Behind Coffee Finance (Freddy Rivard) | Map It Forward
Jun 16, 2026
EP 1036 Part 1 of 5 | Coffee Financing Demystified (Freddy Rivard) | Map It Forward
Jun 15, 2026
EP 1035 Part 5 of 5 | How AI Helps Farmers Prepare For Climate Volatility (Ciro Gelvez) | Map It Forward
Jun 12, 2026
EP 1034 Part 4 of 5 | Can Technology Help Farmers Price Coffee Better? (Ciro Gelvez | Map It Forward
Jun 11, 2026
EP 1033 Part 3 of 5 | Can Technology Trace Coffee Quality? (Ciro Gelvez) | Map It Forward
Jun 10, 2026
EP 1032 Part 2 of 5 | How Data Visibility Changes Coffee Farming (Ciro Gelvez) | Map It Forward
Jun 09, 2026
EP 1031 Part 1 of 5 | What Data Do Coffee Farmers Actually Need? (Ciro Gelvez) | Map It Forward
Jun 08, 2026
EP 1030 Part 5 of 5 | Can Technology Help Producers Find Their Voice? (Patreon Discussion Group) | Map It Forward
Jun 05, 2026
EP 1029 Part 4 of 5 | Why Farmers Struggle To Name Their Price (Patreon Discussion Group) | Map It Forward
Jun 04, 2026
EP 1028 Part 3 of 5 | The Data Trust Problem In Coffee (Patreon Discussion Group) | Map It Forward
Jun 03, 2026
EP 1027 Part 2 of 5 | Why Coffee Technology Doesn't Get Adopted (Patreon Discussion Group) | Map It Forward
Jun 02, 2026
EP 1026 Part 1 of 5 | Technology Is Not The Solution. It's A Tool (Patreon Discussion Group) | Map It Forward
Jun 01, 2026
EP 1025 Part 5 of 5 | How Coffee Business Models Are Changing (Nawar Adra) | Map It Forward
May 29, 2026
EP 1024 Part 4 of 5 | Is This Economy Built for Risk-Takers? (Nawar Adra) | Map It Forward
May 28, 2026
EP 1023 Part 3 of 5 | The Real Risk in Growing a Coffee Brand (Nawar Adra) | Map It Forward
May 27, 2026
EP 1022 Part 2 of 5 | How Smart Coffee Businesses Decide What to Grow (Nawar Adra) | Map It Forward
May 26, 2026
EP 1021 Part 1 of 5 | Growing a Coffee Brand When the Economy Tightens (Nawar Adra) | Map It Forward
May 25, 2026
EP 1020 Part 5 of 5 | Why “Specialty Coffee” Is Failing as a Value Proposition (Isabela Raposeiras)
May 22, 2026
EP 1019 Part 4 of 5 | Why Old Leadership Models Are Failing (Isabela Raposeiras)
May 21, 2026
EP 1018 Part 3 of 5 | What Actually Matters When Leading People? (Isabela Raposeiras)
May 20, 2026
EP 1017 Part 2 of 5 | Are Coffee Businesses Stuck in the Past? (Isabela Raposeiras)
May 19, 2026
EP 1016 Part 1 of 5 | Why Specialty Coffee Keeps Alienating Consumers (Isabela Raposeiras)
May 18, 2026
EP 1015 Part 5 of 5 | How to Run a Leaner Coffee Business (Jan-Cort Hoban)
May 15, 2026
EP 1014 Part 4 of 5 | The Benefits of Running a Lean Coffee Business (Jan-Cort Hoban)
May 14, 2026
EP 1013 Part 3 of 5 | Why Staying Small Might Be Smarter in Coffee (Jan-Cort Hoban)
May 13, 2026
EP 1012 Part 2 of 5 | The Reality of Running a Coffee Business (Jan-Cort Hoban)
May 12, 2026
EP 1011 Part 1 of 5 | The Myth That’s Driving People Into Coffee Business (Jan-Cort Hoban)
May 11, 2026
EP 1010 Part 5 of 5 | How to Survive the Next 3 Years in Business (Frida Deguise)
May 08, 2026
EP 1009 Part 4 of 5 | What’s Coming for Small Business (& Why Most Don’t See It Yet) (Frida Deguise)
May 07, 2026
EP 1008 Part 3 of 5 | The Reality of Staff, Stress, and Survival (Frida Deguise)
May 06, 2026
EP 1007 Part 2 of 5 | The Reality of Running a Small Business (Frida Deguise)
May 05, 2026
EP 1006 Part 1 of 5 | How Frida Built L.A Donuts from Nothing (Frida Deguise)
May 04, 2026
EP 1005 Part 5 of 5 | Who Do Coffee Associations Really Serve? (Bruno Souza)
May 01, 2026
EP 1004 Part 4 of 5 | Coffee Education Is Broken (Bruno Souza)
Apr 30, 2026
EP 1003 Part 3 of 5 | The Truth About Coffee Quality and Hype (Bruno Souza)
Apr 29, 2026
EP 1002 Part 2 of 5 | Is Coffee Quality Actually Subjective? (Bruno Souza)
Apr 28, 2026
EP 1001 Part 1 of 5 | The Truth About Coffee Quality at Origin (Bruno Souza)
Apr 27, 2026
EP 1000 Part 5 of 5 | What Happens to Coffee Supply Next? (Lucia Reid)
Apr 24, 2026
EP 999 Part 4 of 5 | Is Regenerative Agriculture Realistic for Coffee? (Lucia Reid)
Apr 23, 2026
EP 998 | Part 3 of 5 | Does Regenerative Coffee Taste Better? (Lucia Reid)
Apr 22, 2026
EP 997 | Part 2 of 5 | The Truth About Coffee Quality (Lucia Reid)
Apr 21, 2026
EP 996 | Part 1 of 5 | Beyond Organic: What Is Regenerative Coffee? (Lucia Reid)
Apr 20, 2026
EP 995 | Part 5 of 5 | How Crisis Will Reshape the Coffee Industry (Kim Thompson)
Apr 17, 2026
EP 994 | Part 4 of 5 | Leading Through Devastation and Finding Opportunity (Kim Thompson)
Apr 16, 2026
EP 993 | Part 3 of 5 | How Crisis Changes the Way You Do Business (Kim Thompson)
Apr 15, 2026
EP 992 | Part 2 of 5 | What Leaders Actually Do When Crisis Hits (Kim Thompson)
Apr 14, 2026
EP 991 | Part 1 of 5 | Running a Business Through War: Lessons from Dubai (Kim Thompson)
Apr 13, 2026
EP 990 | Part 5 of 5 | Building a Resilient Food System (Toni Farmer)
Apr 10, 2026
EP 989 | Part 4 of 5 | Why Regenerative Agriculture Isn’t Scaling (Toni Farmer)
Apr 09, 2026
EP 988 | Part 3 of 5 | How Urgent Is the Global Food Crisis? (Toni Farmer)
Apr 08, 2026
EP 987 | Part 2 of 5 | Why Global Politics Is Driving Food Prices Up (Toni Farmer)
Apr 07, 2026
EP 986 | Part 1 of 5 | The Evidence for Regenerative Agriculture (Toni Farmer)
Apr 06, 2026
EP 985 | Part 5 of 5: How to Survive Coffee Market Volatility (Carley Garner)
Apr 03, 2026
EP 984 | Part 4 of 5: The Next Move in Coffee Prices Explained (Carley Garner)
Apr 02, 2026
EP 983 | Part 3 of 5: Fair Prices and the C-Market (Carley Garner)
Apr 01, 2026
EP 982 | Part 2 of 5: War and Commodity Prices (Carley Garner)
Mar 31, 2026
EP 981 | Part 1 of 5: The Coffee Market Isn’t Driven by Coffee (Carley Garner)
Mar 30, 2026
EP 980 | Part 5 of 5: Markets, Tariffs, and the Future (Jonas Leme Ferraresso)
Mar 27, 2026
EP 979 | Part 4 of 5: Sustainability vs Reality (Jonas Leme Ferraresso)
Mar 26, 2026
EP 978 | Part 3 of 5: Technology, Genetics, and Survival (Jonas Leme Ferraresso)
Mar 25, 2026
EP 977 | Part 2 of 5: Brazil’s 2026 Harvest Reality (Jonas Leme Ferraresso)
Mar 24, 2026
EP 976 | Part 1 of 5: How War Impacts Coffee Production (Jonas Leme Ferraresso)
Mar 23, 2026
EP 975 | Part 5 of 5: What the Coffee Industry Should Be Paying Attention To (Lee Safar)
Mar 20, 2026