The coffee farmers finding flavour and fortune

Producers and scientists around the world are investing in ultra-rare coffees, some chasing unique sensory experiences, others confronting the existential challenges of a changing climate. Many are charging a small fortune, reports Cristiana Couto from Brazil

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Producers and scientists around the world are investing in ultra-rare coffees, some chasing unique sensory experiences, others confronting the existential challenges of a changing climate. Many are charging a small fortune, reports Cristiana Couto from Brazil

In a global coffee market where novelty is increasingly prized, little-known varieties and species, unconventional flavour profiles and singular origin stories are fuelling demand for something genuinely different.

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