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   #climatechange #globalwarming #resilience
   “In an industry that has long neglected to fund #research and development, Innovea, a collaboration with government-affiliated research institutions in nine partner countries, including #Kenya, is widely considered to be the most sweeping #coffee breeding initiative in decades”
   “goal is to develop #trees that are optimized for a range of production environments — and ultimately give #farmers more #climate-resilient options” https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/inside-a-new-experiment-to-find-the-climate-proof-coffee-of-the-future/

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     #globalwarming #resilence
     “by 2050, about 80% of #Arabica production is predicted to decrease because of #climatechange”
     “#Robusta can combine the following 3 elements for #coffee cultivars:
     #Sustainability—produce more with fewer inputs
     Quality—good flavor to meet consumer demand
     Plasticity—capacity to adapt to new production systems
     “Now that they've found good results with #Robusta in #Brazil, scientists are trying to see if it can grow in #Florida” 🤯

     https://phys.org/news/2024-07-climate-smart-coffee-explore-robusta.html

     Minoru Saba repeated this.
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     “The results of a five-year multi-location field trial in #Brazil suggest that #robusta grown at high elevations might be a suitable replacement for #arabica, which is facing existential threats on a global scale due to #climatechange”
     “#climatechange is dramatically reshaping the map of where #coffee can be grown” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/26/researchers-explore-high-elevation-robusta-as-arabica-replacement/

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     #globalwarming #resilience #sustainability #Brazil
     “The impending threat of #climatechange has scientists and researchers the world over seeking solutions. In the world of #coffee, this often means new varieties that are more #heat tolerant and resilient against diseases like Leaf Rust. One brand seeking such solutions is #Nestlé”
     "the new variety is the #intellectualproperty of #Nestlé” 😤 https://sprudge.com/nestle-creates-new-higher-yielding-more-resilient-arabica-variety-star-4-249823.html