climate change drives coffee farmers to higher elevations – Buy Organic Coffee https://buyorganiccoffee.org The Highest Quality Organic Coffee from around the World Thu, 10 May 2018 19:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Climate Change Drives Coffee Farmers to Higher Elevations https://buyorganiccoffee.org/1988/climate-change-drives-coffee-farmers-to-higher-elevations/ https://buyorganiccoffee.org/1988/climate-change-drives-coffee-farmers-to-higher-elevations/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:14:58 +0000 https://buyorganiccoffee.org/?p=1988 In the coffee growing region of Colombia they grow varieties like Caturra at lower altitudes around 3,000 to 5,000 while Arabica grows best in the 5,000 feet and above range. Part of this is because of coffee leaf rust which thrives at lower altitudes. As temperatures have risen on the mountainsides of Colombia, Arabica is […]

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