
Building a climate resilient coffee economy for Ethiopia
To provide a climate-resilient strategy for coffee production in Ethiopia.
Climate resilient coffee economyPlant groups of interest: rain-fed woody crops, forage crops, wood and timber, roots and tubers, legumes, strawberries and other soft fruit and minor cereals.
Our research activities include: genomics, plant-animal nutrition, resource identification and traceability, plant breeding, climate resilience, agro-ecology and plant resource use and development.
Here are examples of the types of crops and the current research we are undertaking:
To sum up, significant overarching issues include: food and resource security, climate change, maintenance and restoration of ecosystem services, supply chain resilience, health and public outreach.
Our research supports a varied stakeholder community, from producers to consumers.
Senior research leader
Dr Aaron Davis
Research leaders
Dr Peter Gasson
Dr Mark Lee
Dr Caspar Chater
Future Leadership Fellow
Dr Jemima Brinton
Research assistant
Isabella Miles-Bunch
To provide a climate-resilient strategy for coffee production in Ethiopia.
Climate resilient coffee economyPreserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods through the development of high quality coffee and climate resilient farming practices.
Biodiversity conservation and climate resilience