Coffee producers in many countries are facing difficulties due to changing weather patterns. Heavy rains in Colombia are affecting yields, and frosts in Brazil have decimated certain coffee-growing regions, forcing farmers to turn to other, more profitable and resiliant crops. Coffee, in particular Arabica, is one of the “gentler” plants, that can suffer or die […]
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One of the most impactful genetic tools is being used across the world to give plants the upper hand against climate change. CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that allows geneticists to identify and alter genes responsible for specific functions
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a recent study from Sandy Dall’Erba and Federico Ceballos-Sierra illustrates how climate change will impact varying topographies throughout Colombia.
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CIRAD explains how the coffee sector can look to “forgotten” wild coffee species to mitigate the global impact of climate change
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A new study, titled Robusta coffee production, is highly sensitive to temperature, revealed that Arabica beans are sensitive, but Robusta beans aren’t immune to significant impacts from a changing climate.
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According to Climate Central, Arabica beans represent about two-thirds of global coffee production but are restricted to certain subtropical climates. They’re a popular option for a local coffeehouse, consisting of Metto Coffee & Tea in Mount Pleasant.
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A rich cup of coffee is one of life’s little pleasures, but it will become more difficult and expensive to obtain in the near future. Coffee is among the crops under threat from climate change. An extensive study published in January found that 60% of wild coffee species — or 75 of 124 plants — are
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The Akwaduro community in Ghana’s Ahafo region has recently established a Junior High School (JHS) that focuses on educating local youth on climate issues, with funding from an agroforestry initiative. It was recognised that there was a need to involve the communities whose lives are most affected by climate change, i.e. those who depend directly
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The creator of chocolate brand Oat m!lk, HAPPi, is launching a joint project ‘Kids for Nature’ with Luker Chocolate. Part of Luker Chocolate’s collaborative plan called ‘The Chocolate Dream’, the initiative aims to protect Colombia’s diverse wildlife with the help of Colombian youths. Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, with more
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Dr. Peter Baker, a respected expert on climate change and advisor to Coffee & Climate (C&C), and Stefan Ruge, Progam Manager for Coffee & Climate at Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, gives a grim description of what to expect in the coffee industry over the next decade. The “frequency and severity of extreme events…is going to
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