Indian Coffee Growers Forced To Adapt To Climate Change

WESTERN GHATS, INDIA - JANUARY 26: An aerial view shows the canopy of a coffee estate on January 26, 2024 in the Western Ghats, in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Rising temperature and erratic weather patterns are forcing India’s coffee growers to change the way they farm, leading to reduced crop yields and concerns with quality, a reduction in area suitable for cultivation, increased vulnerability to pests and diseases, and frequent interactions with wildlife. These factors threaten India’s small landholding planters who account for 81% of the growers of coffee in the country, unless there are mitigation measures in place to ensure the sustainable production of the crop through improved crop, soil, and water management. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)