[adsense] Non profit organization, Radio Lifeline's Black Earth Project is now seeing funding from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The initiative uses biochar to help Rwandan small farmers better mitigate the effects of climate change. What is Biochar, you ask? It is a charcoal that is produced through the burning of dried biomass in a low/zero oxygen environment. … [Read more...]
Wild Arabica Coffee Endangered
Researchers in Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, along with scientists in Ethiopia have concluded that 38 to 99.7 percent of areas suitable for wild Arabica coffee to be grown will all but disappear by the year 2080 due to rising temperatures and dramatic climate change. Coffee crops are highly dependent on suitable climates, therefore an increase in temperature, even … [Read more...]
Bananas and Coffee Working Together in East Africa
[adsense] Interesting piece of news out of Dar es Salaam - growing coffee and bananas together apparently helps coffee plantations cope with the climate change. Actually, it helps in two different ways: Small farm owners are seeing an increase in revenue by growing coffee and banana crops together, and coffee is physically benefiting from being grown alongside bananas - … [Read more...]
Climate Change Insurance to be Offered to Colombian Coffee Farmers
[adsense] Coffee plantations in Colombia have been hit rather hard by the climate change, causing serious reduction in output from one of the world's largest coffee producers. Luckily for farmers, Colombia has launched insurance to now protect these farmers and their plantations during the climate change crisis, which has lasted 3 years. Now, small growers in Colombia … [Read more...]