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Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future
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FILE - Bees and other insects gather on a sunflower at the Agro Brasilia, an agricultural exhibition on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, May 18, 2012. A new study finds that changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops and plants. - photo by AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File
Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study. And that one-two punch will melt some chocolate fans’ dreams too, scientists said.