Coffee farmers in India who experience crop loss due to wild animals, drought, forest fires are not adequately compensated for their losses, said Sunil Nautiyal, director, GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE).
“Farmers in our country experience crop loss due to factors such as wild animals, drought, forest fires and more. However they are not adequately compensated for their losses. This is especially true for farmers with small land holdings,’‘ said Prof. Nautiyal. He was speaking in a panel discussion on “Rapid innovation, increased funding for research and scientific collaboration could mitigate impact of climate change on the coffee sector” at the 5th World Coffee Conference here on Wednesday.
According to experts who spoke, climate change has been brewing trouble for the global coffee industry, which can potentially change the dynamics of the global coffee production and supply chain, unless countries work towards mitigating its negative impact through rapid innovation, increased funding for research and scientific collaboration.
