Low Production of Coffee in Kenya

Highly acidic soil, climate change and widespread attacks on crops by pests have lowered the production of coffee in Kenya.

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A farmer picks her coffee crop.

Kenya: Coffee Yields Cut By Acidic Soils

The Nation, 8 November 2010

Highly acidic soils and climate change are contributing greatly to low production of coffee in the country. read more »
Kenya: Coffee Output Under Threat From Disease

The Nation, 3 November 2010

Farmers and agricultural experts are forecasting a grim outlook for the coffee industry, following a widespread attack on the crop by leaf rust and pests known as Green scales in ... read more »

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