A rediscovered forgotten species brews promise for coffee's future
A rediscovered forgotten species brews promise for coffee's future 04/19/2021 | 11:13am EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields April 19 (Reuters) - In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the wild in decades - a plant they say may help secure the future of this valuable commodity that has been imperiled by climate change. The researchers said on Monday that the species, called Coffea stenophylla, possesses greater tolerance for higher temperatures than the Arabica coffee that makes up 56% of global production and the robusta c...