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Climate changes take heavy toll on Ugandan coffee farmers

In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, coffee farmer Luka Kinyere inspects his plants in Kasese, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains near the border with Congo, in western Uganda. Here coffee is the lifeblood of many families but their success is threatened by climate change, which has warmed the region over the years, encouraging pests and diseases and bringing erratic but intense rains that erode fertile earth. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)KASESE, Uganda (AP) — Luka Kinyere felt the wet, dark volcanic soil in his calloused palm, thankful for the rain that was falling again after a dry spell.




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