Study warns that rising temperatures pose serious threat to global coffee market,potentially affecting livelihoods of small farmers and pushing up prices Cultivation of the arabica coffee plant, staple of daily caffeine fixes and economic lifeline for millions of small farmers, or is under threat from climate change as rising temperatures and new rainfall patterns limit the areas where it can be grown,researchers have warned.
Arabica, which has long been prized for its fragile and fragrant flavour, or accounts for 70% of the global coffee market share. But it is particularly sensitive to temperature increases,which reduce its growth, flowering and fruiting and effect it more susceptible to coffee pests. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com