{"id":11446,"date":"2025-08-26T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/article-sp\/pourquoi-larabica-est-le-cafe-le-plus-bu\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:09:10","slug":"why-arabica-is-the-most-consumed-coffee","status":"publish","type":"article-sp","link":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/post-sp\/why-arabica-is-the-most-consumed-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Why arabica is the most consumed coffee (and why that might not last)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A genetic study reveals the secrets behind the origins and taste of the world\u2019s most consumed coffee, now increasingly vulnerable to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>This RFI podcast, part of the weekly series <strong>\u201cC\u2019est dans ta nature\u201d<\/strong>, focuses on the biodiversity and history of coffee, specifically Arabica, the most consumed variety in the world.<br \/>\nKey points from the episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Reign of Arabica:<\/strong> While there are dozens of coffee species, only two are predominantly used for beverages: Robusta and, above all, Arabica, which accounts for about 60% of global production.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origins and Taste:<\/strong> The episode explores the secrets of Arabica, including its prized taste, thanks to recent genetic studies. It emerged about 600,000 years ago in East Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growing Vulnerability:<\/strong> The podcast highlights the fragility of this species in the face of a major challenge: climate change. This vulnerability threatens its status as the world\u2019s most consumed coffee in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of biodiversity, consumption, and climate challenges, through the lens of one of the world\u2019s most popular beverages.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/podcasts\/c-est-dans-ta-nature\/20240601-pourquoi-l-arabica-est-le-caf%C3%A9-le-plus-bu-et-pourquoi-%C3%A7a-ne-durera-peut-%C3%AAtre-pas\">C&#8217;est dans ta nature<\/a>,<\/strong> RFI, 25\/06\/2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A genetic study reveals the secrets behind the origins and taste of the world\u2019s most consumed coffee\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10274,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-11446","article-sp","type-article-sp","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-sp\/11446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-sp"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article-sp"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-sp\/11446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11448,"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-sp\/11446\/revisions\/11448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umr-diade.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}