When we think of the plants that are important to us, we might think right past the magical shrub that gives us coffee berries. Coffee underpins major economies in the world, has an interesting history, and its sustainable production is threatened. We’re joined by Hanna Neuschwander from World Coffee Research. Hanna describes what coffee is, its natural history, species in the wild, and breeding efforts to improve coffee. We also discuss the major challenges that stand to harm coffee production in the future. Hanna Neuschwander World Coffee Research worldcoffeeresearch.org – website worldcoffeeresearch – facebook @WCoffeeResearch – Twitter @wcoffeeresearch – Instagram Hannah Neuenschwander (Co-Host) @hannahaggie2014 – Twitter @texanmeetsmidwest – Instagram www.texanmeetsmidwest.com – Personal blog https://www.facebook.com/texanmeetsmidwest/ – Facebook page for blog # COLABRA Talking Biotech is brought to you by Colabra – an R&D platform that brings your lab’s world-changing research together in one shared space. Learn more at https://www.colabra.app/ # TALKING BIOTECH Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkingbiotech Website: https://www.colabra.app/podcasts/talking-biotech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colabrahq The Talking Biotech podcast is distinct from Dr. Kevin Folta's teaching and research roles at the University of Florida. The views expressed on the show are those of Dr. Folta and his guests, and do not reflect the opinions of the university or Colabra.