World: Climate change will make coffee more bitter and expensive in the future

Published 2024년 1월 7일

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Climate change is causing significant challenges for coffee production in major growing regions, leading to decreased yields and infertile land. Farmers in Vietnam, the largest producer of robusta coffee beans, are facing uncertainty due to changes in water sources and have had to switch to other crops such as black pepper and durian. The coffee industry, worth an estimated US$200 billion, is at risk and coffee bean buyers are urging farmers to switch to more climate-resistant varieties and adopt sustainable farming practices, but the limitations of robusta and the potential for significant reductions in production due to climate change are still a concern.

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(Ho Chi Minh City/Bloomberg Dubai) For coffee lovers, the coffee of the future will be bitter and expensive as climate change renders land in the world's major coffee-growing regions infertile and coffee bean yields will suffer. Climate change will affect global agricultural production. Crops with stronger adaptability are better able to withstand harsh environments, such as Robusta coffee beans. However, even in Vietnam, the largest producer of Robusta, its cultivation and production are also affected. Affected by climate change. Tran Thi Lien, who owns a 1-hectare coffee bean plantation in Dak Lak province in Vietnam's central highlands, said farmers have to face the uncertainty of changes in water sources. "We have to dig deeper to get water. Some years, We don’t have enough water for irrigation; some years it rains too much.” Faced with increasingly severe growing conditions, Vietnamese farmers have chosen to switch to other crops such as black pepper, durian and avocado. ...

Source: Zaobao