Coffee is one of the world’s most beloved beverages—with over 2.25 billion cups enjoyed daily. But the future of coffee is at risk.

With 60% of wild coffee species facing extinction and growing regions shrinking due to climate change, the stability of coffee production—and the livelihoods of 25 million farmers—hangs in the balance. The lack of seed diversity and breeding investment leaves the industry especially vulnerable to pests, drought, and disease.

Read the full article on our website: The Looming Coffee Crisis

In many other types of crops, there are seed companies that drive breeding and care about conserving genetic diversity, but that doesn’t exist in the coffee industry. There is a disconnect between the numerous coffee roasters and the breeders who could turn crop diversity into new varieties able to, for example, withstand a drought or resist the latest pest outbreak.

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