This news
was published on November 6th, 2017, by the BBC newspaper. It is
about the disease that could change how we drink coffee.
According
to the news, Colombia’s coffee has been traded since 1960, when people started
to bring plant materials from abroad. Because
of that, coffee plants are suffering from a rust, which is a disease with power
to wipe out the production of coffee.
Considering
that coffee is the base of one of the biggest industries in Colombia, that
disease could affect the economics of the country and would affect the price of
the coffee we drink everywhere.
Finally, researchers
from Colombia are trying to investigate how the plants can survive to the disease,
if it’s even possible. The disease is caused by the fungus Hemileia
vastatrix, which causes discoloration to the plants’ leaves, which end up
falling. The plants lose their ability to produce beans.
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Coffee rust looks like a brown powder on the leaves.
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OPINION:
From
my point of view, I think that if the coffee rust will not be stopped, will
have a problem. Considering that as a human being we consume a lot of coffee,
the importation will be more expensive if we keep in mind the reduction of
production of coffee. In these cases, the role of the scientists is important
to find a possible solution to this problem. That’s the reason why the Colombian
researchers are working hard to solve issue that concerns a lot. I know that there are other countries where is posible to import coffee from but, imagine one day waking up without coffee.
VOCABULARY:
Rust: oxidación.
Cripple:
paralizar.
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