Climate change is coming for our coffee

Climate change is casting a long shadow over Africa’s coffee industry, reports African Business. Rising temperatures coupled with pests and disease are threatening the coffee industry, burdening smallholder coffee farmers with so-called yield shocks that affect their harvest. With floods and droughts haphazardly spreading across the world, these farmers have limited access to finance to purchase irrigation systems, fertilizers and tools, as well as drought-resistant seed varieties.