A Cup of Ambition
With our world-wide caffeine addiction, coffee beans have become the number one traded agricultural commodity. Coffee trees are front-line environmental saviors as CO2 sinks, yet as climates are disrupted, trees will die. Coffee production is expected to drop 40 percent in the next ten years. Researchers are scrambling to breed heartier varieties that can withstand the challenges, and innovative approaches will ensure morning rituals will continue for the lucky few of wealth. As Climate Change heats up, your coffee consumption may have to cool down. […]