Starbucks Thursday said in an effort to protect the future of coffee against climate-change impacts, it is buying two new coffee farms in Guatemala and Costa Rica. It plans to buy more farms in Africa and Asia.

The coffee giant buys 3% of the world's coffee supply, which has been pressured in recent years due to extreme weather.

As the effects of climate change continue to batter many countries worldwide, Starbucks (SBUX) is committed to protecting its coffee supply from natural disasters.

Starbucks Corp. is buying two new research farms that will test everything from drones to microbes as it seeks to make coffee more resilient to climate change, which has already constricted availability and driven up prices.

Starbucks adds two new coffee innovation farms located in Guatemala and Costa Rica with future farm investments in Africa and Asia.

The Seattle-based coffee chain is adding two new farms in Guatemala and Costa Rica to protect the future of coffee growth with sustainable agronomy

The six types of climate-resistant coffee tree varietals are naturally resistant to diseases like coffee leaf rust as well as some impacts of climate change.

Starbucks says it bought coffee farms in Central America because of climate change fears. The beverage and food corporation said it's trying own more farms to better 'climate-proof' its operations.