Scott Bentley, founder of Caffeine Magazine, Jools Walker, best-selling cycling author, and Stuart McCook, a coffee history professor, delve into the intriguing history of Sri Lankan coffee. They discuss it as a once-thriving industry, now facing ecological challenges. The countries of Ethiopia and Yemen are explored for their historical significance. The conversation touches on coffee leaf rust's devastating impact, the shifts in the global coffee market, and innovative solutions to revive Sri Lanka's coffee legacy, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity in farming.
