Is Coffee Really Going Extinct?

Is Coffee Really Going Extinct?

The impact of global warming is real.
by Team Trade | April 19, 2019

It's pretty hard to deny global warming's impact on our planet — in fact, for coffee lovers in particular, it is 100 percent wrong to not be concerned. Did you know: by 2050, half of the available land for coffee production will be unsuitable for growing? And that's just the beginning.

The good news is, there's hope. With the team at World Coffee Research focusing on initiatives like:

  1. Fruit-producing shade trees that yield more coffee
  2. Developing and researching more disease-resistant varieties
  3. Testing better biological controls of pests

We Now Interrupt This Story

We break it down for you in our latest Hot Take.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsIYcMkviLI&feature=youtu.be

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