Starbucks buys two more coffee farms in global effort to mitigate climate change impact

03 Oct 2024, 13:12 by Doug Cunningham · UPI

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Starbucks said Thursday it is buying two new coffee farms in Guatemala and Costa Rica in an effort to protect the future of coffee against climate-change impacts.

Starbucks said in a statement that the new company-operated farms will be used to help find solutions to increase farm productivity, support increased profits for farmers and to also learn how to build climate resilience and sustainability.