Coffee – live stream from Aarhus University

Three researchers explore fascinating insights into the coffee plant and everything surrounding this global phenomenon. Botanist Anders Barfod examines coffee plant biology, cultivation, and recent discoveries about the plant's wild relatives. He explains how the fruit on the bush becomes the coffee we drink daily.

Environmental economist Aske Skovmand Bosselmann focuses on coffee cultivation worldwide and how farmers in the coffee belt around the Equator now produce not only beans but also protect ecosystems. You gain insight into sustainable coffee and research on how coffee production can adapt to climate change.

Diabetes and nutrition researcher Kjeld Hermansen challenges common claims about coffee and health. He reviews the evidence for coffee's impact on mortality and major public health conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes.

The lecture is streamed live from Aarhus University as part of the series Public Lectures in Natural Science.