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Ensure Coffee Survives Climate Change
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Sponsor: The Hunger Site
Climate change could render coffee extinct by 2080. So what happens to the 120 million people relying upon the key global crop?
Worldwide, 25 million coffee farmers make it possible for 2.25 billion cups of coffee to be consumed each day2. It’s a $19 billion dollar industry relied upon by over 120 million people in more than 70 countries3.
Rising temperatures and altering rainfall patterns brought on by climate change will apply enormous stress to this industry. Unless emissions are drastically reduced, climate change is projected to cut the global area suitable for coffee production by as much as 50% by 20504.
By 2080, climate change could render coffee extinct5.
This means that 25 million coffee farmers, from the equatorial environments where coffee can grow, could no longer support their families. This means that those reliant on coffee could become displaced, out of work, and seeking refuge6. This means that, if we can’t drastically slow climate change, the best way to combat this issue is to better fund the research of agricultural innovation.
Without innovation, coffee won’t survive — it won’t be able to grow on mountain sides; it won’t be able to withstand vicious pests that thrive off of the rising temperatures7.
Without innovation, 120 million people could lose their livelihoods8.
Sign the petition to request the reallocation of funds from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), so that agricultural innovation gives coffee and its farmers a fighting chance against climate change.
