Robusta's Rise: A Glimmer of Hope in a Changing Climate Nestlé and Côte d'Ivoire's Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) have announced the results of a multi year trial on robusta coffee varieties, yielding impressive increases in yields.
The data shows up to an 86% increase in yields when planting a mix of six robusta varieties. This is a welcome respite from the bleak outlook on global coffee production.
Climate change, disease pressure, and persistent farmer profitability challenges have pushed robusta breeding efforts to the forefront.