Coffee farms in Ethiopia may be relocated due to climate change

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A new study warns that climate change is having a huge impact on coffee farms in Ethiopia, forcing farmers to move their farms or lose their crops, according to foreign media reports. These troubles are caused by rising temperatures and reduced rainfall, resulting in a reduction in coffee cultivation. In a few decades, 60% of Ethiopia's coffee farm land may be unusable.

The study found that Ethiopian coffee farmers had to move their farms soon. Scientists have found that they need to move crops to more suitable areas of the country, which can not only maintain coffee production, but also improve the quality of coffee beans.

Coffee production in Ethiopia has been declining over the past few years, forcing farmers to seek land elsewhere, and the region's economy has also been affected. About 15 million people in Ethiopia work in the coffee industry, and the country's annual coffee exports total about US $800m. The loss of coffee crops is devastating for farmers and the local economy.

According to the latest study, Harald, Ethiopia's main coffee-producing region, is likely to disappear in the next century. Farmers need to relocate coffee plantations to higher elevations.