Coffee farms face rising costs.

• UPASI expresses concern over declining productivity and rising costs for coffee growers due to climate change.
• Erratic weather patterns, prolonged dry spells, unseasonal rains, and pest infestations pose significant challenges.
• Average coffee productivity declined from 947 kg per hectare in 2000 to 814 kg per hectare in 2023, with Arabica productivity dropping from 815 kg per hectare to 464 kg per hectare.
• High labour-intensive coffee plantations and poor profitability exacerbate productivity dip.
• UPASI president K. Mathew Abraham notes subdued coffee prices leading to increased costs.