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35. Coffee
In Uganda, the total area suitable for growing Robusta coffee would be dramatically reduced with a temperature increase of 2 centigrades. Only higher areas would remain, the rest would become too hot to grow coffee. This study show the vulnerabilitty of developing countries, whose economies often rely heavily on one or two agricultural products.

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