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Under climate change scenarios, 30-44% more land in Ethiopia might become suitable for growing arabica coffee by 2080, although some cultivated areas might also become unsuitable, per modelling study

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Analysis of current and future bioclimatic suitability for C. arabica production in Ethiopia

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Under climate change scenarios, 30-44% more land in Ethiopia might become suitable for growing arabica coffee by 2080.

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Under climate change scenarios, 30-44% more land in Ethiopia might become suitable for growing arabica coffee by 2080, although some cultivated areas might also become unsuitable, per modelling study

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310945

Article Title: Analysis of current and future bioclimatic suitability for C. arabica production in Ethiopia

Author Countries: Ethiopia

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.


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