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By 2050, half of the world’s coffee-growing areas are at risk of being rendered unusable by climate change. But farmers have long been trying to save the plant by experimenting with new varieties and resilient, sustainable agriculture. In Uganda, an estimated 1.8 million smallholder farmers make a living from coffee, the country’s top export. But drought, heavy rains and pest infestations are increasing, threatening traditional varieties like Arabica and Robusta with extinction. They need stable temperatures. That’s why some farmers are banking on wild varieties like Liberica, which appear to be more resilient but still taste unsatisfactory. So harvesting and processing techniques still need to be improved. In the middle of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, a coffee cooperative is growing coffee under the shade of other trees as an alternative to industrial methods on large farms. The tried-and-tested strategy, called agroforestry, aims to make coffee fit for the future. The number of roasters in Germany that are interested in alternative farming methods is also increasing. The industry seems to be on the verge of change, with a need for more resilient coffee varieties, sustainable farming, and fairer and more humane trade relations. ـــــ #Documentary #DW #Coffee #ClimateChange ـــــ DW's call for dialogue: https://p.dw.com/p/OYIo More documentaries are available on our websites in English: http://www.dw.com/ar/tv/docfilm/s-3610 / dwdocumentary / dw.stories