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Brazil's Urban Coffee Farm Introduces 1,500 Climate-Resilient Plants

3/6/2026

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In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the largest urban coffee plantation introduced 1,500 new coffee plants to study resilience to climate change and pests.
The Biological Institute (Brazil), established in 1927, aims to combat issues like the coffee berry-borer beetle and to develop rainwater-use strategies.
The new arabica varieties are designed to resist pests and drought conditions.
Research shows 300 of these plants can tolerate water deficits.

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Story summary

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the largest urban coffee plantation introduced 1,500 new coffee plants to study resilience to climate change and pests.
The Biological Institute (Brazil), established in 1927, aims to combat issues like the coffee berry-borer beetle and to develop rainwater-use strategies.
The new arabica varieties are designed to resist pests and drought conditions.
Research shows 300 of these plants can tolerate water deficits.