More companies are entering the coffee farming business to capitalize on a surge in coffee bean prices as prolonged drought and heatwaves due to climate change are expected to continue to reduce global coffee production.Coffee plants are sensitive and usually grow in equatorial regions. But they can be cultivated in greenhouses under controlled conditions that meet their climatic requirements.Nichibei United Corp., an Osaka-based energy trading company, has planted over 1,100 Typica coffee trees in eight greenhouses since it began coffee farming as a new business in 2024 in Soja, Okayama Pr…READ FULL ARTICLE
