The seventh-annual Let's Talk Coffee officially kicked off today in Montelimar, Nicaragua, with about 350 people from all facets of specialty coffee in attendance. Presented by Portland, Ore.-based coffee importer Sustainable Harvest, Let's Talk Coffee brings together people from various steps of the coffee supply chain—including farmers, roasters and importers—to discuss topics such as how to improve supply-chain quality and how to implement practices to do so. Sustainable Harvest founder David Griswold kicked off this morning's festivities with a welcome address in which he stressed the need for transparency at every step of the coffee-production process.

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