Cambodia’s booming coffee faces heat stress as El Nino threat mounts

PHNOM PENH (Bernama): Cambodia’s US$200 million (RM800 million) coffee industry faces a critical test as intensifying El Niño conditions threaten yields and farmers’ livelihoods.

In response, the Cambodian Coffee Association has urged small-scale farmers to improve water management and irrigation systems to protect their crops and strengthen resilience to extreme weather.

Resource-constrained growers are particularly vulnerable as intense heat and…