Real Estate Expansion Drives Kenyan Farmers to Abandon Coffee Cultivation

The International Coffee Organization says Kenya is the fifth-largest coffee producer in Africa. But like farmers elsewhere, Kenya’s coffee growers are being squeezed by climate change, price fluctuations and now a real estate boom. Francis Ontomwa rep...

The International Coffee Organization says Kenya is the fifth-largest coffee producer in Africa. But like farmers elsewhere, Kenya’s coffee growers are being squeezed by climate change, price fluctuations and now a real estate boom. Francis Ontomwa reports from Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Camera and video editing by Amos Wangwa.

Source: Voice of America

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