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Our Work About Programs Resources News Varieties Catalog Search Become a Member Our Work About Programs Resources News Varieties Catalog Search Become a Member Ensure the supply quality climate resilience future of coffee World Coffee Research unites the global coffee industry to drive science-based agricultural solutions to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come. Sign up for our newsletter. hp select Leave this field blank Subscribe What We Do Ensuring the future of coffee. Agricultural Innovation We drive research to preserve origin diversity and secure future supply. What We Do Farmers to Roasters Our inclusive approach ensures innovations deliver shared value for farmers, origins, and industry. Who We Are A Sustainable Sector Our members are committed to the long term sustainability of the coffee, its people and communities. Join Us Our challenges Challenges today, opportunities tomorrow. Innovation solves critical challenges and creates new and unimagined opportunities. 60% of global coffee supply comes from smallholder farmers. 1 Farmers who have access to tools, technology, and knowledge are more likely to be profitable and to stick with farming. 5 countries produce 74% of the world’s coffee 2 The world’s coffee supply is consolidating. Thriving origin diversity brings the economic benefits of coffee to farmers in more countries and gives roasters choices. Coffee faces a $452 million/year innovation crisis 3 To prevent supply instability, consolidation, and loss we need $452 million more per year to be invested in coffee agricultural RD. We are facing supply shortages of millions of bags 4 as soon as 2030 5 Estimated demand for coffee is steadily increasing while climate change puts more pressure on landscapes. More productive varieties can help us meet the challenge. Join Us We are 170+ companies working together across the globe. We create the foundation for a vibrant and sustainable coffee sector. Become a Member Tools and resources Information is power. We develop global tools and resources to support farmers, technicians, breeders, roasters, and policymakers to drive impact at scale for millions of farmers. Sensory Lexicon A tool for understanding and measuring coffee’s flavors and aromas. Coffee varieties catalog An interactive website exploring Arabica and Robusta varieties Strategy 2021–2025 Enhancing country competitiveness to bolster origin diversity All Resources Latest News 2024.05.08 • Program Updates Enhancing access to quality planting material, economic opportunities for coffee producers in Uganda Training session for arabica nursery operators in Mbale draws 100+ participants, emphasizes importance of traceability and good agricultural practices 2024.04.30 • Press World Coffee Research CEO Jennifer Vern” Long Named 2024 Notable Leader in Sustainability Dr. Long leads World Coffee Research, a global nonprofit supported by investment from over 170 member companies, including some of the world's largest coffee sellers and businesses local to Chicago, such as Brewpoint Coffee, Metric Coffee, Intelligentsia Coffee, Probat, and others. 2024.04.04 • Program Updates First seedlings from the Innovea network transplanted for field evaluation Global, collaborative breeding network’s performance evaluation phase begins 2024.03.12 • WCR News World Coffee Research releases new report on seed quality assurance, underscores opportunities to strengthen sector Resource analyzes the status of seed lots in 5 key Latin American countries, provides a basis for cleanup, renovation, and additional infrastructure 2024.03.08 • WCR News WCR welcomes Dr. Verônica Belchior, Research Scientist for Coffee Quality Evaluation A brief profile on the latest addition to our global team 2024.03.05 • WCR News Where to find us at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo 2024 in Chicago Expo talks, our signature in-person Think + Drink event, an espresso throwdown featuring our F1 hybrids—we look forward to seeing you there! 2024.02.07 • WCR News New, more complete arabica genome to allow for effective variety development Italian consortium releases improved genome assembly for arabica coffee with future applications in breeding 2024.01.31 • Program Updates Forging the future of coffee—together An update on how the Innovea Global Breeding Network is driving change through strategic, global collaboration 2024.01.12 • Program Updates Supporting Uganda’s increasing production goals through nursery and seed lot development World Coffee Research works alongside local partners to generate nursery training materials, host workshops for nursery operators, clean seed lots, and distribute seedlings across growing regions in Uganda 2024.01.03 • Program Updates PhilCAFE project concludes, leads evolution of the Philippine coffee industry Celebrating the progress made through the five-year, USDA-funded project implemented by ACDI/VOCA in partnership with WCR, including the first legal introduction of arabica varieties to the Philippines 2023.12.19 • Program Updates A global workshop to advance the implementation of the world’s conservation strategy for coffee genetic resources Newly published conference paper details proceedings from international 2021 workshop on the conservation of coffee genetic resources 2023.12.13 • WCR News 2023 in review: annual update from CEO Vern Long An update on the progress achieved for the coffee industry in 2023 View All 1 Siles, P., Cerdán, C.,Staver, C. (2022). Smallholder Coffee in the Global Economy—A framework to explore transformation alternatives of traditional agroforestry for greater economic, ecological, and livelihood viability. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.808207. 2 The world's top five producers of coffee are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. This percentage was calculated using the total coffee production volume generated by the top five producing countries over the total global production volume for both arabica and robusta between 2019–2022. Source: International Coffee Organization trade statistics tables, https://www.ico.org/trade_statistics.asp. 3 Maredia, M. and Martínez, J. M. (2023). Coffee’s innovation crisis: Determining the size of the agricultural RD investment gap for coffee amid growing consumer demand and the climate crisis. World Coffee Research. https://worldcoffeeresearch.org/resources/coffees-innovation-crisis 4 "Bags" refers to 60-kg bags. 5 Range calculated using historical coffee production data (1980-2020) and production projections under future demand scenarios and climate change scenarios. Source: Maredia, M. and Martínez, J. M. (2023). Coffee’s innovation crisis: Determining the size of the agricultural RD investment gap for coffee amid growing consumer demand and the climate crisis. World Coffee Research. https://worldcoffeeresearch.org/resources/coffees-innovation-crisis WCR is a 501(c)5 non-profit agricultural research organization registered in the state of California. 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