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

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.

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.

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

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

Key Takeaways Starbucks announced that it has added two Central American "innovation farms" to its coffee bean sourcing network.The farms, in Guatemala and Costa Rica, are part of Starbucks' plans to protect its supply chain from the growing effects 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.

Starbucks has acquired two new coffee farms in Costa Rica and Guatemala to protect its coffee supply from climate change. The company, which purchases 3% of the world’s coffee, has been grappling with supply pressures caused by rising temperatures,