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Why climate change means a rethink of coffee and cocoa production systems
New research by an international group of scientists, from Inland Norway University, Bioversity International, Wageningen University and the World...
Food systems for a sustainable future – interlinkages between biodiversity and agriculture
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, welcomes the newly published report from the recent 8th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, in particular, its...
Local solutions for climate change adaptation and coffee rust management in Guatemala
A recent news blog on the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture and Food Security website highlights urgent need to identify best agroecological...
Ethiopian student awarded Borlaug LEAP Fellowship to research wild coffee
Wild coffee in Ethiopia is threatened and earlier conservation efforts show mixed results. Mr Kassahun Kelifa, an Ethiopian PhD student, has been...
Coffee genome sequenced - an important step for crop improvement
The genome of the coffee plant Coffea canephora has been sequenced. This is a key step to decipher, at the genetic and molecular level, the traits...