$23m fund created to help battle coffee rust in Latin America
An international group that includes the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) and Starbucks is set to create a $23m fund which will aid Latin American coffee farmers as they continue in their ongoing battle against coffee rust.
Coffee rust (Hemileia vastatrix), also commonly known as roya, is a disease which can devastate plantations and has, unfortunately, become a worldwide problem. The first documented case of the fungus was recorded in Kenya in the 19th century but it has since spread across Sri Lanka and Asia before making its first appearance in the Americas in the early 1970s.
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Low this year, high next year: the futures of Honduran coffee
The coffee industry in Honduras, the third-highest producer of coffee in the Americas behind Brazil and Colombia, received both good and bad news over the weekend.
Production in the Central American country is set to dramatically drop this term as estimates have been revised downwards as coffee rust has blighted the current crop, however it is expected to bounce back next year with early forecasts predicting the second highest yield on record will be picked.
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