In Costa Rica, the Coffee Institute is offering up to six tons of seed of the Obatá variety, which has proven to be resistant to rust disease.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Coffee Institute:
The Coffee Institute of Costa Rica, ICAFE, will be in a position to offer growers, from this time until mid-March, five to six tons of selected and approved quality Obatá seed, which has been proven to have resistance to Rust, precocity and high productivity and excellent cup quality, for the preparation of seedlings.
The identification of the complete sequence of the 22 chromosomes of Arabica coffee can be used as a basis for improving other coffee varieties and their adaptation to climate change.
From a statement issued by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
ARMENIA, Colombia - Today the complete sequence of the 22 chromosomes of coffee has been announced which aims to accelerate the process of selecting plants that respond to local climatic conditions and the specific needs of coffee farmers. The information available for public access, was announced to delegates from various coffee producing countries within the framework of the second regional workshop on climate change and coffee growing in the Conference of the Association for Science and Information on Coffee.
An announcement has been made of its evaluation under different conditions, confirming tolerance to the fungus, and that it will be sold at a low cost.
The seed is of the native variety of Brazil called Obata. The Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (Icafe) has made the new seed available to local producers at low-cost.
"It has been evaluated under different climate and soil conditions, where we have been able to confirm its tolerance to rust, it has very high productivity, late maturity and good cup quality," said Jorge Ramirez, technical manager at Icafe.