由于气候驱动的生产下降,肯尼亚茶叶种植者面临收入下降和健康问题。 Kenyan tea farmers face declining incomes and health issues due to climate-driven production drops.

肯尼亚中部高地的茶叶种植者正因气候变化导致收入下降和健康恶化而挣扎。 气候变化通过干旱、不季节性寒冷和积雪扰乱了茶叶生产。 Tea farmers in Kenya’s central highlands are struggling with declining incomes and worsening health due to climate change, which has disrupted tea production through droughts, unseasonal cold, and snow. 减产减少了收入,去年一对夫妇每人每天收入仅为35p。 Reduced yields have cut earnings, with one couple earning just 35p per person per day last year. 医疗成本正在上升,但有限的收入和肯尼亚新医疗保险制度带来的挑战使得护理更难获得。 Medical costs are rising, but limited income and challenges with Kenya’s new health insurance system make care harder to access. Gatanguru茶叶厂的产量在2023/24至2024/25之间从2400万吨下降到1700万吨, Production at the Gatanguru Tea Factory dropped from 24 million to 17 million tonnes between 2023/24 and 2024/25, threatening the region’s tea farming future.