Robusta coffee’s climate resilience an ‘Internet myth’, new study says

A new study challenges the belief that robusta coffee is more resilient to climate change. — Pexels

A new study has challenged the widely held belief that robusta coffee is more resilient to climate change than other varieties, with its lead author in an interview calling it an “Internet myth” based on flawed research that overlooked the crop’s drought intolerance and other vulnerabilities.

Often derided as cheap filler compared with arabica beans, tens of millions of bags of robusta coffee are supplied to global markets each year, the majority from Vietnam and Brazil.

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Robusta coffee’s climate resilience an ‘Internet myth’, new study says

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一项新研究对罗布斯塔咖啡更能抵御气候变化的观点提出了质疑。——图片来自Pexels

一项新的研究挑战了人们普遍认为罗布斯塔咖啡比其他品种更能适应气候变化的观点，该研究的主要作者在一次采访中称其为“互联网神话”，是基于有缺陷的研究，忽略了这种作物不耐旱和其他脆弱性。

与阿拉比卡咖啡豆相比，罗布斯塔咖啡经常被嘲笑为廉价的填充物，但每年仍有数千万袋罗布斯塔咖啡供应全球市场，其中大部分来自越南和巴西。

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一项新研究称，罗布斯塔咖啡的气候适应能力是“网络谣言”。

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