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The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee in Uganda: Lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori Mountains
Jassogne, Laurence Laderach, Peter van Asten, Piet
Jassogne, Laurence
Laderach, Peter
van Asten, Piet
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2013-04-03
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<p class="text">Coffee is a major cash crop in Uganda, but research shows that the smallholder farmers who produce 90% of it could have their already vulnerable livelihoods made more vulnerable by climate change.</p>
<p class="text">Oxfam’s research project interviewed coffee farmers in the Rwenzori Mountains and found that they are aware that the climate is changing and becoming less predictable, and have used various adaptation strategies. But for <em>Arabica</em> coffee, which can only be grown at high altitudes in Uganda, climate change and rising temperatures are likely to further restrict the areas in which it can be grown.</p>
<p>This report makes recommendations for adapting coffee production in Uganda to reduce the impact of climate change on the economy and to reduce the risks that smallholder farmers will fall further into poverty.</p>
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978-1-78077-262-2