Projects
Genetic diversity of wild coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in its region of origin in southwest Ethiopia: Assessment, threats and in situ management Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The montane rainforests of southwest Ethiopia are the primary centre of diversity of Coffea arabica. All of the arabica coffee grown worldwide originates from these forests. Ethiopian wild arabica coffee therefore constitutes a unique source of genetic diversity for the breeding of improved arabica cultivars. Despite its importance for the coffee industry and for the livelihood of the ...
Effects of coffee forest management intensification on Arabica coffee genetic resources (Coffea arabica L.) Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ethiopia is an important country for coffee production, especially Arabica coffee. This project focuses on the effects of intensification of forest management of the Ethiopian coffee forests. What are the effects of coffee forest management intensification on the ecosystem services provided by Ethiopian montane forests on the genetic integrity and diversity of Arabica coffee populations and on ...
Effects of coffee forest management intensification on arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) yield, yield quality and wild coffee genetic resources KU Leuven
A key crop and global commodity in the agro-ecosystems of SW Ethiopia is wild Coffea arabica, a shrub species of the Afromontane rainforest and the ancestor of all commercially grown Arabica cultivars. With over 15 million people in Ethiopia deriving their livelihood directly or indirectly from Arabica coffee, Ethiopian wild coffee provides extremely important ecosystem services in terms of the direct production value of coffee, but also in ...
Évaluation, conservation et valorisation d’une espèce de caféier endémique du Kivu : une contribution à la conservation des forêts de haute altitude et à l’agriculture des caféiers en République Démocratique du Congo Meise Botanic Garden
An evaluation of the potential of Robusta coffee in agro-silvicultural systems in the Congo basin KU Leuven
This PhD researchproject is part of COFFEEBRIDGE, an interdisciplinary R&D project funded under the BRAIN-be 2.0 program of BELSPO titled: ‘Bridging knowledge to the field: an evaluation of the agronomic and socio-economic potential of Robusta coffee genetic resources as a cash crop in the Congo Basin’. Under the current climate change the cultivation of Arabica coffee is expected to further decline, while the importance of the more ...