Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/16/lab-grown-coffee-eco-friendly

"made without coffee beans... VTT’s coffee is grown by floating cell cultures in bioreactors filled with a nutrient... requires no pesticides and has a much lower water footprint... Rising demand for coffee has been linked to deforestation in developing nations, damaging biodiversity... coffee producers are struggling with the impacts of more extreme weather, from frosts to droughts... VTT’s lab-grown coffee could get regulatory approval in Europe and the US in about four years’ time"

See also:

Sustainable coffee production in Finland: Coffee grown from plant cells in VTT's bioreactor smells and tastes good
https://www.vttresearch.com/fi/uutiset-ja-tarinat/kahvintuotantoa-kestavasti-suomessa-vttn-bioreaktorissa-kasvisoluista-kasvatettu

Finnish scientists create 'sustainable' lab-grown coffee

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