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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Aliya Uteuova

Starbucks develops coffee seeds that can withstand climate change effects

a cup of starbucks coffee in a mug sits next to a pastry
Arabica is the only bean that Starbucks uses in its nearly 37,000 locations worldwide. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA

Starbucks recently announced that it has developed six new varieties of coffee seeds that can withstand the effects of climate change, which some experts say is “critical” for the future of coffee.

People in the US drink about 517m cups of coffee a day collectively, with the average American consuming three cups on a daily basis. But coffee, like many other crops, is under threat due to the climate crisis – subject to diseases, droughts and extreme weather conditions.

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