Does climate change mean a future without coffee?
Coffee is very vulnerable to climate change, but there is a possible solution
The Climate Question · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
The world loves coffee. We drink two billion cups each day! But it’s very vulnerable to climate change, and millions of coffee farmers are struggling. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall and diseases are threatening our favourite caffeinated drink and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. But there are solutions. We hear from a coffee farmer in Uganda and taste a new variety that could be a gamechanger for coffee in a warming world.
Presenter Sophie Eastaugh is joined by:
Aruna Chandrasekhar, journalist at Carbon Brief specialising in land and food
Dr Aaron Davis, head of coffee research at Kew Gardens
Ashley Limaye, journalist at BBC Africa Digital
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Producers: Ben Cooper and Chris McHugh
Researcher: Louise Byrne
Series Producer: Simon Watts
Editor: China Collins
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill