Environmental costs threaten Vietnam’s robusta dominance
⏱ 1 min read The Short Version Vietnam’s aggressive pursuit of coffee dominance is cannibalizing its own future, fueled by massive deforestation and depleting groundwater levels. As strict new EU regulations loom, this fragile model risks squeezing out smallholders and destabilizing the global supply of affordable Robusta. In This Article Ecological depletion in the Central HighlandsSocial vulnerability and regulatory pressure Listen up: the global supply of affordable coffee relies on a precarious foundation. For decades, Vietnam has transformed from a colonial outpost into the world’s second-largest green coffee producer, fueled by an aggressive volume-driven model. However, a new report from…