Farmers Brace for Climate Change
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>, <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complicating">complicating</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> 600,000 <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="most">most</span>-<span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>.</p><p><span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="Kariuki">Kariuki</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highlands">highlands</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kariuki">Kariuki</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="producer">producer</span>, <span word="exporting">exporting</span> $1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="agronomist">agronomist</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Mwaniki">Mwaniki</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span>. <span word="See">See</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mwaniki">Mwaniki</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span>. <span word="Dead">Dead</span>, <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="frost">frost</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mwaniki">Mwaniki</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="ETP">ETP</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Ethical">Ethical</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2050 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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