In addition to the ever increasing attention garnered by the historically low coffee prices, there are other coffee production-related issues that deserve attention. Two which are of paramount importance and which are tightly intertwined are the agronomic problems faced by growers (e.g., pest and disease control) and the transfer of coffeerelated information to growers, scientists, extensionists, and coffee organizations. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) coffee research program is working on both areas. The main focus of the program is to conduct research aimed at developing innovative pest control strategies against the coffee berry borer, the most devastating insect pest of coffee throughout the world.