CIRAD

Science

Cirad’s Breedcafs project: new hybrids 20% more productive

Desk3 - April 28, 2022

PARIS, France – For some twenty years now, Cirad and its Swiss partner Ecom have been working to develop productive Arabica hybrids suitable for...

Climate

A Cirad/Breedcafs project introduces climate-resilient coffee hybrids in Vietnam

Desk3 - August 17, 2021

PARIS, France – The USDA forecasts Vietnam’s 2021/22 coffee production to be 30.83 million bags. Almost all of that will be robusta (some 29.68...

International Symposium on Cocoa Research postponed to 5-7 December 2022

Desk3 - June 30, 2021

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in partnership with the French institution Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) announce that,...

Science

New research project from Cirad tests the use of biochemical analysis to predict coffee quality

Desk3 - May 28, 2021

PARIS, France – Across the coffee supply chain, quality is a key issue for a number of different stakeholders. Farmers often receive higher prices...

Climate

Coffea stenophylla could help to futureproof coffee under climate change

Desk3 - April 20, 2021

PARIS, France — Scientists reveal that Coffea stenophylla – a rare and threatened species from West Africa – has the potential to ensure the...

Institutions

International Symposium on Cocoa Research to take place in Montpellier, France

Desk3 - January 28, 2021

Tasting forgotten wild coffee species, Cirad

Desk3 - January 21, 2021

MONTPELLIER, France – Across the world, millions of farmers earn an income from coffee production. Between 2016 and 2020, global coffee consumption rose by...

Breedcafs Project: Combating climate change impact with hybrid coffee varieties

Desk3 - July 9, 2020

MILAN – Changing weather patterns, pests and diseases, deforestation, and rising temperatures arejust some of the environmental factors threatening worldwide coffee production. It’s estimated...

Awards

Cirad and Craig Holt are the winners of CQI’s 2020 Medal of Merit awards

Desk3 - June 25, 2020

ALISO VIEJO, CA, U.S. – The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) recently announced the winners of their annual Medal of Merit awards. The recipients are...

Science

Here is how Coffea Arabica originated from a single super plant 10,000 year ago

Desk3 - March 16, 2020

MILAN – Arabica coffee probably appeared in southwestern Ethiopia, where it now grows in mountain zones, in the understorey of primary or secondary forests....

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