Impacts Of Climate Change On Coffee Production: A Case Of Karagwe District

ABSTRACT

A socio-economic survey through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and field observations were carried out to assess the impacts of climate change on coffee production in ten (10) wards of Karagwe District of northwestern Tanzania. Specific objectives underlying the study were to: (1) assess coffee production trend for the past 10 years from July 2003 to July 2013, (2) to identify and analyze impacts of climate change on coffee production among coffee producers in the district. The study also aimed to: (3) identify common adaptation and coping strategies towards impacts of climate change on coffee production. A total of 140 respondents representing local community, government institutions, and Cooperative unions were sampled using both simple random sampling and purposive sampling. Data were analyzed into simple descriptive statistics using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 and Statistical Analytical System (SAS), Inc. (ver. 9. Results show that the coffee production trend in ten sampled wards was highly variable across years (P