The fact that smallholder farmers being most vulnerable to climate change, this explains why climate change is a major threat to foodsecurity!
For some time now, we have been aware that coffee farmers have been facing the challenges of
climate change
; either from too much rain or from drought. Coffee crops are also being attacked by coffee rust which thrives in the warmer temperatures we are experiencing today. Colombia was one of the countries worst affected by this issue but the Colombian Coffee federation has invested on a large scale in rust resistant varieties, thus providing a solution and some hope for the farmers. In Brazil, large coffee producers have moved operations to cooler areas to combat the rising temperatures. But lost in all this is the small holder coffee farmer, often the supplier of the fair trade coffee we prefer as a better option for the planet.
While our choice at the cafe makes us feel we did the right thing, the reality might be different, with the farmer often…
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 