Vietnam joins global robusta coffee breeding cooperation

Published 2024년 12월 11일

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A new partnership between World Coffee Research and the Western Highlands Forestry Science Institute aims to develop improved robusta coffee varieties to ensure sustainable coffee exports from Vietnam. The collaboration will help Vietnamese farmers improve coffee productivity, quality, climate resilience, and pest and disease resistance. The partnership is supported by over 190 coffee companies worldwide and will provide access to new genetic material, training in modern breeding methods, and low-cost tools to deliver better varieties to farmers faster. The top performing varieties will be included in national variety trials and released for commercial use.

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World Coffee Research (WCR) and the Western Highlands Forestry Science Institute (WASI) have announced a new partnership to develop improved robusta coffee varieties to ensure sustainable robusta coffee exports. This partnership marks an exciting step towards accelerating coffee innovation to help Vietnamese farmers improve coffee productivity, quality, climate resilience and pest and disease resistance. Vietnam is the world's leading exporter of robusta coffee with around 640,000 hectares. Coffee is expected to generate over $5 billion in export revenue in the 2023-2024 crop year and account for over 12% of Vietnam's agricultural GDP. The varieties developed through this collaboration will contribute to WASI’s ongoing efforts to increase sustainable production and support coffee farmers in meeting the challenges of high temperatures and long dry seasons that have affected production in recent years. The collaboration was announced today by WASI Acting Director, Dr Phan Viet Ha, ...

Source: Vinanet