Climate change a threat to coffee production
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(6 Jun 2019) LEAD IN
Producers fear climate change could threaten the humble cup of coffee.
Coffee growers and traders at the Coffee World trade fair in Berlin say global warming is increasing the spread of disease and a shortage of water which the crops need to grow.
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Here it is called black gold and it is a part of many peoples' early morning routine.
A cup of coffee is a very simple pleasure, but its also something very important.
Here at the World of Coffee trade fair, Europe's largest coffee show, everything is about how to create the best possible cup of coffee.
But among the producers there is concern about the impact of climate change and it's the main a topic of conversation.
"So, coffee is produced between the tropicals. As we know, climate change has been very harsh of this are between the tropicals. And therefore, all the agriculture products in this region are under consistent threat," says Yannis Apostolopoulos, the CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association which organises the show.
"Climate change also helps diseases to spread easier, we have new type of diseases that are more resilient. And also that relocates the water resources and it makes it more difficult for farmers to get access to water. And coffee is a product that depends a lot on water," he says.
According to the market research company Statiststa, global revenue from coffee trade has increased every year since 2010.
In 2019 alone the global revenues from coffee sales are expected to increase by 5.8 percent.
Now there are fears for the future.
Francisco Mena, a coffee farmer from El Salvador, says that weather patterns are becoming more difficult to predict, and that makes coffee growing harder.
"The old producers, the old generation say that before the patterns were very well determined," he says.
"When summer came it was summer. It was harvesting season. When rain came it was rainy. It was rainy season. Fertility season. Spring season. Now days we have to adapt to the different changes in the weather pattern."
Adriana Cabrera exports coffee from Guatemala.
He says that the farms that he works with can now expand the coffee production to new geographical areas, but at the same time there is a lack of water.
"Yes, climate change is definitely real. In our case we have been able to grow coffee in higher altitudes because of it," he says.
"But, it is negative when it comes to rains and some things like that because it is not enough. So, again, if we can find good market with good prices we can support farms with irrigation systems and some other ways so we can balance the climate change."
At the show, most coffee producers are showing off filtered drip coffee, where water is slowly poured over freshly ground coffee beans.
Some are more creative with their blends than others.
Budha Sutedja is originally from Indonesia, but now he's a resident in northern Sweden.
He's given his coffee a Scandinavian twist by adding cloudberry seeds.
He says it gives the coffee a new, fresh flavour.
"The coffee becomes like a different character when you mix it with other things. Some people do it with chocolate. Some people with fruit. But not all coffee will react in a good way. But this coffee from Rwanda and cloudberries is amazing," says Sutedja.
The World Of Coffee trade fair is an annual event held in different European cities each year.
This year it's in Berlin and runs until June 8th.
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Producers fear climate change could threaten the humble cup of coffee.
Coffee growers and traders at the Coffee World trade fair in Berlin say global warming is increasing the spread of disease and a shortage of water which the crops need to grow.
STORY-LINE
Here it is called black gold and it is a part of many peoples' early morning routine.
A cup of coffee is a very simple pleasure, but its also something very important.
Here at the World of Coffee trade fair, Europe's largest coffee show, everything is about how to create the best possible cup of coffee.
But among the producers there is concern about the impact of climate change and it's the main a topic of conversation.
"So, coffee is produced between the tropicals. As we know, climate change has been very harsh of this are between the tropicals. And therefore, all the agriculture products in this region are under consistent threat," says Yannis Apostolopoulos, the CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association which organises the show.
"Climate change also helps diseases to spread easier, we have new type of diseases that are more resilient. And also that relocates the water resources and it makes it more difficult for farmers to get access to water. And coffee is a product that depends a lot on water," he says.
According to the market research company Statiststa, global revenue from coffee trade has increased every year since 2010.
In 2019 alone the global revenues from coffee sales are expected to increase by 5.8 percent.
Now there are fears for the future.
Francisco Mena, a coffee farmer from El Salvador, says that weather patterns are becoming more difficult to predict, and that makes coffee growing harder.
"The old producers, the old generation say that before the patterns were very well determined," he says.
"When summer came it was summer. It was harvesting season. When rain came it was rainy. It was rainy season. Fertility season. Spring season. Now days we have to adapt to the different changes in the weather pattern."
Adriana Cabrera exports coffee from Guatemala.
He says that the farms that he works with can now expand the coffee production to new geographical areas, but at the same time there is a lack of water.
"Yes, climate change is definitely real. In our case we have been able to grow coffee in higher altitudes because of it," he says.
"But, it is negative when it comes to rains and some things like that because it is not enough. So, again, if we can find good market with good prices we can support farms with irrigation systems and some other ways so we can balance the climate change."
At the show, most coffee producers are showing off filtered drip coffee, where water is slowly poured over freshly ground coffee beans.
Some are more creative with their blends than others.
Budha Sutedja is originally from Indonesia, but now he's a resident in northern Sweden.
He's given his coffee a Scandinavian twist by adding cloudberry seeds.
He says it gives the coffee a new, fresh flavour.
"The coffee becomes like a different character when you mix it with other things. Some people do it with chocolate. Some people with fruit. But not all coffee will react in a good way. But this coffee from Rwanda and cloudberries is amazing," says Sutedja.
The World Of Coffee trade fair is an annual event held in different European cities each year.
This year it's in Berlin and runs until June 8th.
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