High water levels in Ghana

Bio Exotica, located on the shores of Lake Volta in Ghana, can no longer guarantee the sweet taste of its pineapples due the impact of climate change. High temperatures are expected to coincide with a certain stage of Bio Exotica’s pineapple crop growth, but last year the temperatures were 1.5 degrees lower than normal, delaying the maturity of the fruit.  Another climatic event is the rising water level in Lake...

A crippling drought in Tanzania

A crippling drought since the start of 2011 has decimated the crops planted by the small scale coffee growers attached to Karagwe District Cooperative Union (KDCU) in the Kagera region in the northwest corner of Tanzania. As a result, a large amount of coffee did not flower properly. Consequently, many of the primary societies are reporting that small farmers are going hungry and cannot afford to send their children...