World Coffee Research

We deliver results—today and tomorrow. For a tree crop like coffee, it takes time for new innovations to be widely adopted by farmers. That's why our program areas are tailored to deliver short, medium, and long-term results: ✅ Breeding—varieties to farmers starting in 2036 ✅ Trials—higher quality plants to farmers today ✅ Nursery—higher quality plants to farmers today, paving the path for the varieties of tomorrow ✅ Global leadership—advocacy for agricultural innovation forever Learn about our programs: https://lnkd.in/et_XJQX6

Our top stories from 2024 📈 This year, we reimagined the future of coffee. In collaboration with our partners and with the support of our members, we worked in countries across the globe to advance and accelerate coffee variety development. These stories—those most read by our community in 2024—represent the tremendous progress achieved toward this mission over the past year. We invite you to join us in reading all of these updates and so many more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gWkcFpf5

✨ 2024 was a fantastic year for Lincoln & York! ✨ In case you missed it, this year we celebrated 30 years in the coffee indsutry, which is a milestone we celebrated all year long, culminating in a fantastic staff party with our wonderful team! Beyond our 30th anniversary celebrations, we had an eventful year full of coffee-related adventures. Highlights included origin trips to Peru and Colombia, and attending major industry events like the Speciality Coffee Associations World of Coffee in Copenhagen, The London Coffee Festival and the European Coffee Symposium and COHO expo in Berlin. We also visited World Coffee Research to learn more about how they’re future-proofing the coffee industry through climate-resilient coffee varieties. A highlight of the year was seeing progress in Burundi, where our partnership with Omwani Coffee and Migoti Coffee is funding the construction of a reservoir to provide clean water in the coffee farming community of Kinama. 👇Watch our year at a glance below. Here’s to an even more amazing 2025! #Coffee #CoffeePartner #YearInReview

I was able to go on this World Coffee Research trip to Costa Rica last month. It was an incredible experience to visit CATIE Oficial and see the work they are collaborating with WCR on to secure the future of the Coffea plant species. It was a pleasure to be learning up close alongside other WCR member company folks from across the planet who connect this future to their company missions. Our joining WCR was prompted by the research that I’ve been doing via the ZHAW Coffee Excellence Center post grad certificate in advanced studies program for the last 15 months. I completed the course final exam late last night and the feeling is bittersweet. The more that I learn about the coffee plant, the more curious that I feel about the world and the more awakened I keep feeling about life. Every morning when I pour my coffee I fall in love with the flavor, I feel warmed by the people, and in awe of existence, reminded again and again how grateful I feel for this life, our team and community, and the people we connect with in coffee from around the world.

Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Costa Rica, fully immersed in the world of coffee! Thanks to SintercafeCR, World Coffee Research, CATIE Oficial, @BeneficioLaEva, Aquiares Estate Coffee, for a great program of field days, conferences, workshops cuppings and spaces to connect with current and new partners & friends. It was fascinating to delve into the sustainable practices, trends and groundbreaking research shaping the future of coffee. #Sintercafe2024 #SustainableCoffee https://lnkd.in/eJWmgmU8 Yara Coffee 📷by Sintercafé & WCR

Improved varieties catalyze resilience and growth across the coffee sector. WCR has worked to deliver climate-resilient coffee varieties because of their unique potential to enhance sustainability and reduce business risk at the same time. Find out more about the transformational impact that improved varieties can have on farming communities by exploring our research portfolio: https://lnkd.in/et_XJQX6

Each year, World Coffee Research CEO Dr. Jennifer "Vern" Long writes a letter to the coffee community reflecting on the progress that the organization has achieved over the last year in collaboration with partners and member companies. "The end of 2024 marks a significant milestone in WCR’s global journey to create the next generation of varieties. This year, our arabica and robusta breeding programs, trials, and nursery and seed systems efforts have entered new phases that will usher a wave of greater stability and resilience across our sector both in 2025 and beyond," writes Long. "I see the transformational impact these efforts will have—not only on our industry—but also the social impacts delivered from stable coffee export revenues, and, most especially, the economic and environmental benefits that coffee farmers around the world will experience firsthand. This journey, on which we’ve embarked together, is absolutely the course that will get us where we need to be as a global coffee community." Read the full letter and join us in celebrating a year of tremendous progress for the future of coffee: https://lnkd.in/gh9NabPw

We offer resources for the coffee sector. These resources serve as a basis for informed decision-making industry-wide to ensure that coffee agriculture is sustainable in the long term. You can find the following resources and many more on our website: ✔️ Coffee varieties catalog ✔️ Sensory lexicon ✔️ Shade catalog ✔️ Nursery management resources Get started: https://lnkd.in/gJyb8hes

⚡ Highlight: Field Exploration 👣 Exploring the roots of coffee sustainability with @worldcoffeeresearch 🌱✨ Our field visits to @aquiarescoffee and @catieoficial revealed the passion, innovation, and dedication behind every bean. #sintercafe2024 #facingclimatechangeheadon

Did you know that just five countries produce 74% of the world’s coffee supply? 🌍 At Lincoln & York, we’re proud to help build a brighter future for coffee as members of World Coffee Research. By supporting agricultural research and development of origin diversity, we’re improving coffee’s quality, sustainability, and the livelihoods of those who grow it. #CoffeeTogether #TheFutureOfCoffee World Coffee Research