Worst yet, new research shows that 60 percent of wild coffee species are now under the threat of extinction, posing a long-term risk to local and global supply. The first paper, in Science Advances, focuses on the high extinction potential for the majority of the world’s wild coffee species. The second, in Global Change Biology, focuses on climate change and the long-term threats it poses to wild arabica, primarily in Ethiopia. “That said, if we don’t start doing something now, it may be too late.”60 Percent in Danger of ExtinctionResearchers estimate that there are 124 coffee species existing in the wild. Wild Arabica Under Threat“The trouble is that preservation measures in the wild are not sufficient; to capture the amount of genetic diversity in the wild is nearly impossible,” Davis said.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2019 20:03 UTC