Climate change taking its toll on Kenya's coffee producers

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#Coffee plantations occupy a total of 110,000 hectares across #Kenya. The East African country is the fifth largest producer of Arabica coffee on the continent after Ethiopia, Uganda, Ivory Coast and Tanzania. But Kenyan farmers say they have been severely impacted by #climate change. This has led to unpredictable rainfall patterns, drought and rising temperatures, making crop management and disease control difficult.

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Mass production of single crops would be a problem that Europe knows only too well. Sparsely planted trees will go a long way into preserving soil richness and water retention

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"We've run out of coffee, but I can offer you some tea!"Karen Blixen in Out of Africa ❤️☕🍵🥤

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