Protecting the future of coffee with World Coffee Research

The future of our brews, and the livelihoods of those who produce them, face increasing threats from climate change, diseases and low yields. If we want the industry and the people that work in it to prosper, we need to look closely at how tea and coffee is produced and find farming techniques, and plants, that will survive and thrive in years to come.

Based on my field observations in the different regions of the country, coffee farmers are highly constrained with unpredictable prolonged dry seasons and shorter rainy seasons requiring expensive measures such as mulching and irrigation, making coffee farming a capital intensive venture. This is accompanied with perseverance of diseases such as coffee leaf rust that occur in farmer fields mainly in the dry season leading to great losses/​reduction in coffee yields.

Maureen Namugalu, WCR Uganda Country Project Manager

A research-based approach

Adapting to a changing climate

Coffee agricultural innovation ensures farmers have access to climate-resilient varieties for decades to come. Through shared investment with WCR member companies, Taylors is ensuring that coffee remains a strong business opportunity for farmers around the world.” 

Dr. Jennifer Vern” Long, WCR CEO