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Climate change casts shadow on coffee farming

Climate change not only affects the picking of the coffee but also control of pests and diseases. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  IRENE MUGO

Production of coffee in the Mount Kenya region has drastically changed due to unpredictable weather patterns that have altered the cycle of the crop.

Farmers have been grappling with extremely dry weather and continuous rainfall, which adversely affect the flowering of the coffee plant.

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