After a 'Catastrophic Year': This Is How the World's Largest Coffee Producer Wants to Ensure the Black Gold Doesn't Run Out

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Coffee producer Nestlé invests €1.7 billion annually in research and development. A portion of this goes to its research facility in Tours, France. At this center, researchers are cross-breeding coffee plants to make them more resilient to extreme weather and yield more beans. According to Jeroen Dijkman, head of agricultural research at Nestlé, we therefore don't have to worry about the black gold running out. "This means there will still be en…