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Better coffee on the cards as researchers map arabica genome

September 2024

Bridget Herrmann and Ashleigh Bagshaw

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ABC

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Researchers have mapped the DNA genome of the Coffee arabica plant, which is the only variety grown in Australia. It means scientists have figured out which genes create each coffee trait.

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Bid to boost Australia's home grown coffee industry

August 2024

Kamin Goch - ABC 730 

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Australian's drink over six billion cups of coffee per year, but less than 1% of it comes from Australia. Researchers have been trialling new coffee varieties to plant here in Australia. 

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What does Australian grown coffee taste like, and how does it compare? Research describes it's unique 'terroir'

December 2023

The Conversation

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Southern Cross University published research in the Journal of Sensory Studies introducing a world-first coffee character wheel which can be used to describe the unique “terroir” of Australian coffee.

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Why Australian-grown coffee is creating a buzz (plus eight to try)

September 2022

Good Food

 

The pandemic, global warming and changing consumer trends are throwing a spotlight on Australian-grown coffee. How do our beans (and the industry that produces them) stack up?

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Can Australia grow its own coffee?

March 2021

ABC - The Conversation Hour

 

A cup of takeaway coffee is predicted to cost $7 a cup by the end of the year, thanks to skyrocketing shipping prices, supply chain issues and frost in Brazil. Instead of fixing global supply chain issues, should Australia focus on growing its own coffee farming industry?

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Coffee Cups

Think you're paying too much for your morning coffee? The worst is yet to come

March 2021

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ABC News

 

It is a daily ritual for millions of Australians, but if you have noticed the price of your morning flat white or soy latte increase, brace yourself — it is likely to get worse.

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Australian coffee growers get innovative to encourage consumers to drink local

February 2021

 

ABC News

 

Australia is known as a nation of coffee obsessives, but few have tried a local cup.

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Everything you need to know about Australian-grown coffee

May 2021

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SBS

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The local coffee farming industry is thriving. In fact, from the Byron Hinterland to the Atherton Tablelands, it's bean an effort to keep up with demand.

 

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Better Australian coffee varieties for farmers, but a decade before consumers get a taste

Nov 2021

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ABC News

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When you next sip on a locally grown single-origin Arabica coffee, the variety of tree it is sourced from might not matter to you, but it does to growers.

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