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The everyday products that could be 'endangered' due to climate change

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Published on 28 Feb 2023 / In News & Politics

Everyday products could be at risk of becoming "endangered" due to climate change, a non-profit organisation has warned. Fairtrade Foundation set up a pop-up shop in Shoreditch, east London, to highlight how everyday essentials - such as bananas, chocolate, and coffee - could be increasingly scarce in the future due to rising temperatures, more extreme weather, loss of biodiversity and the use of pesticides. The non-profit says that Fairtrade cocoa farmers in Ghana have told them that they "don’t see a future in the crop because it’s so difficult to grow." For more visit Independent TV: https://independent.co.uk/tv Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB

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