TIME Best Inventions recognises global coffee program

TIME Best Inventions Recognises Global Coffee Program

The Innovea Breeding Network has been identified as one of 300 inventions making the world “smarter, better, and more fun”.

World Coffee Research’s Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network has been named on the TIME Best Inventions of 2025 list, highlighting its potential to reshape the future of coffee.

About Innovea

Innovea, which was launched in 2022, unites governments across Latin America, Africa, and Asia to collaborate on and accelerate enhancing the genetics of Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora (Robusta).

Innovea embodies the power of global scientific collaboration

Jennifer “Vern” Long says recognition of the program’s success must extend far beyond just one organisation.

Author's summary: Innovea Breeding Network recognised for innovative coffee program.

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