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Nestlé: How Coffee Farmers can Increase Supply and Quality

Procurementmag · · 504 words · By Georgia Collins
Climate Change Adaptation Agricultural Innovation Corporate social responsibility

Nestlé and the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) have developed a mix of six robusta coffee varieties in Côte d'Ivoire to increase yields and improve quality. These varieties are being integrated into the Nescafé Plan 2030, which focuses on regenerative agriculture and farmer livelihoods.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“planting a mix of six rigorously tested and validated robusta coffee varieties can increase yields by up to 86%, using the same inputs as the commonly used local plant variety”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that a mix of six robusta coffee varieties in Côte d'Ivoire can increase yields by up to 86% using the same inputs as local varieties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cote or COTE may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Côte Restaurants Group Limited, trading as Côte (formerly Côte Brasserie), stylised as CÔTE is a French-style British restaurant chain founded by Richard Caring, Andy Bassadone, Chris Benians and Nick…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Côte
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
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“The new multi-year research conducted by Nestlé Institute of Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) has studied 18 robusta varieties across four coffee-growing regions.”
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Multiple sources confirm the collaboration between Nestlé and Côte d’Ivoire’s national agricultural research center (CNRA) regarding robusta variety trials.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Berry (born February 10, 1978) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He has co-founded Valo Health, Seres Therapeutics, Indigo Agriculture, Axcella Health, and contributed to the e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berry_(inventor)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute, is a government-aided university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It operate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Higginbottom_University_of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Switzerland Innovation (German: Schweizerischer Innovationspark; French: Parc suisse d'innovation), organised through the Switzerland Innovation Foundation is the Swiss national network of science par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Innovation_Park
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“Since 2018, the two have been evaluating yield, flavour, bean quality, drought tolerance and overall performance under climate stress.”
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A specific web search result from Nestlé confirms the evaluation of yield, flavor, bean quality, drought tolerance, and performance under climate stress.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nestlé's products include coffee and tea, candy and confectionery, bottled water, infant formula and baby food, dairy products and ice cream, frozen foods, breakfast cereals, dry packaged foods and sn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé
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web search NEUTRAL — They evaluated yield, flavor, bean quality, drought tolerance, and overall performance under climate stress. The six best-performing varieties, two developed by Nestlé and four by CNRA, were then test…
https://www.comunicaffe.com/nestle-new-research-reveals-how-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Daily Coffee News covers coffee news from seed to cup, including stories on coffee origin, imports, exports, logistics, supply chains, sustainability, retail, baristas, roasting and consumer trends.
https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/05/07/nestle-says-robusta-t…
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“The six best-performing varieties, two developed by Nestlé and four by CNRA, were tested to see how they perform together.”
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The evidence explicitly states that the six best-performing varieties (two from Nestlé and four from CNRA) were tested together.
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web search NEUTRAL — A larger volume of robusta is expected to be reported at the end of April and beginning of May. Monday, 19 Apr – Research from CIRAD finds that Coffea stenophylla has potential to support coffee farme…
https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/04/coffee-news-recap-apr-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The six best-performing varieties, two developed by Nestlé and four by CNRA, were then tested to see how they perform together.
https://www.comunicaffe.com/nestle-new-research-reveals-how-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Robusta is easier to tend to on the farm, has a higher yield and is less sensitive to insects - the extra caffeine is a chemical defense for the coffee seed as the quantity in the Robusta is toxic to …
https://theroasterspack.com/blogs/news/15409365-10-differenc…
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“The Nescafé Plan is Nestlé's long-running sustainability initiative for coffee, originally launched a decade ago”
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Multiple sources confirm the Nescafé Plan was launched approximately a decade ago (specifically citing 2010).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nestlé has been involved in a significant number of controversies and has been criticized a number of times for its business practices. Since the 1970s, Nestlé has faced criticism for: forced labour…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Nestlé
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a dated list of the brands owned by Nestlé globally. Overall, Nestlé owns over 2000 brands in 186 countries. Brands in this list are categorized by their targeted markets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestlé_brands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nestlé S.A. ( NESS-lay, -⁠lee, -⁠əl; French: [nɛsle]) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé
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“Nestlé launched the Nescafé Plan 2030, investing over 1 billion Swiss francs (US$1.285bn)”
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Two independent web sources confirm the investment of over one billion Swiss francs into the Nescafé Plan 2030.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a dated list of the brands owned by Nestlé globally. Overall, Nestlé owns over 2000 brands in 186 countries. Brands in this list are categorized by their targeted markets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestlé_brands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nestlé S.A. ( NESS-lay, -⁠lee, -⁠əl; French: [nɛsle]) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé
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web search NEUTRAL — Nestlé's origin dates back to the 1860s, when two separate Swiss enterprises were founded that would later form Nestlé. In the following decades, the two competing enterprises expanded their businesse…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé
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“the six varieties have now been officially registered in Côte d'Ivoire”
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A web search result explicitly states that the six selected varieties have been officially registered in Côte d’Ivoire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Coffee varieties are the diverse subspecies derived through selective breeding or natural selection of coffee plants. While there is tremendous variability encountered in both wild and cultivated coff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coffee_varieties
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web search NEUTRAL — Robusta coffee is a major commercial crop and the key ingredient in many of the coffee products we consume daily. But what varieties of Robusta exist, where do they originate, and how are they perceiv…
https://xliiicoffee.com/en/journal/what-are-the-robusta-coff…
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web search NEUTRAL — The six selected varieties have now been officially registered in Côte d’Ivoire, clearing the way for wider distribution to coffee farmers across the country. The varieties will be made available thro…
https://theagrifooddata.com/coffee-varieties-blend-unlocks-h…
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“Côte d'Ivoire, the third-largest coffee producer in Africa”
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Two different sources describe Côte d'Ivoire as the third-largest coffee producer in either West Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire[a] and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
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web search NEUTRAL — Côte d'Ivoire coffee, also known as Ivory Coast coffee, refers to beans grown in Côte d'Ivoire, the third-largest coffee producer in West Africa.
https://colipsecoffee.com/blogs/coffee/african
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web search NEUTRAL — Since Côte d’Ivoire is the third largest coffee producing area in Sub-Saharan Africa, it could be a while before the country recovers. The weather pattern helped some countries in southern Asia, but A…
https://en.money.it/A-Warning-From-the-Bean-Counters
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“the new mix has been developed in collaboration with local research partners and the Nestlé Institute of Agricultural Sciences Plant Sciences Department in Tours, France.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific involvement of the Plant Sciences Department in Tours, France.
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