Climate Change and the Competitiveness of Timor-Leste’s Coffee

Warmer temperatures and irregular rainfall are affecting coffee production worldwide. Timor-Leste’s native coffee variety, mountainous terrain and agroforestry systems give it a competitive advantage in a changing global market. But Timorese coffee is still vulnerable to climate change.

Australia’s Market Development Facility (MDF) and the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership (APCP) recently conducted a study to understand the impact of climate change on Timor-Leste’s coffee industry. This brief sets out the market landscape in which Timorese coffee operates, the study’s projected impact from climate change, and suggestions on how coffee businesses, farmers and other stakeholders can invest in adapting to a changing climate and maintaining the competitiveness of Timorese coffee.

Read the full Climate change and the competitiveness of Timor-Leste’s coffee report here.