Of the 28 million households that make up the UK consumer market, more than 24 million buy into the coffee category, according to sector analyst Kantar,
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A rare species of coffee rediscovered in the wild after decades could secure the future of great-tasting brews in the face of climate change, scientists said.
According to tasting by independent experts, the enigmatic narrow-leaved coffee (Coffea stenophylla) from West Africa has a flavour similar to high-end Arabica, the world’s most popular coffee which is at risk from climate change.
But stenophylla tolerates much higher temperatures than Arabica, and as the world warms, it could help farmers whose livelihoods depend on supplying high-quality coffee for the multi-billion pound global industry.
It could be grown commercially in much warmer places than Arabica and be used as a breeding resource to produce new, climate-resilient crops to meet the world’s desire for a good cup of coffee.
A forgotten African species of coffee that grows at higher temperatures could save the coffee industry, scientists believe.
Coffea stenophylla from Sierra Leone can tolerate higher temperatures than Arabica, the world s most popular coffee, according to climate change experts.
But the species also has a superior flavour, with notes of peach, blackcurrant, mandarin, chocolate, caramel and elderflower syrup.
According to professional tasters from Nespresso & Jacobs Douwe Egbert (JDE), its flavour is a bit like high-end Arabica .
C. stenophylla, also known as the highland coffee of Sierra Leone , is a rare and threatened species that was rediscovered in the wild in the West African country back in 2018.
A rare species of coffee rediscovered in the wild after decades could secure the future of great-tasting brews in the face of climate change, scientists said.
According to tasting by independent experts, the enigmatic narrow-leaved coffee (Coffea stenophylla) from West Africa has a flavour similar to high-end Arabica, the world’s most popular coffee which is at risk from climate change.
But stenophylla tolerates much higher temperatures than Arabica, and as the world warms, it could help farmers whose livelihoods depend on supplying high-quality coffee for the multi-billion pound global industry.
It could be grown commercially in much warmer places than Arabica and be used as a breeding resource to produce new, climate-resilient crops to meet the world’s desire for a good cup of coffee.