Coffee

About the lectureThree researchers will talk about coffee — from plant biology and cultivation, to sustainability and climate challenges, to health aspects of coffee drinking.

Botanist Anders Barfod provides an overview of the coffee plant's botany and the role agrobiodiversity plays in agriculture. He also explains how the coffee bean is processed from plant to cup.
Natural resources economist Aske Skovmand Bosselmann talks about coffee cultivation in the 'coffee belt' and how modern production can promote both ecosystem services and sustainability in the face of climate change.
Diabetes and nutrition researcher Kjeld Hermansen puts the history of coffee in Denmark into perspective and reviews what the research says about coffee's impact on health -- including the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

PraktiskThe event is livestreamed live from Aarhus University.

There is free admission, no registration.