Kenya coffee: Farmers face the double whammy of poor pay and climate change

Kate StanworthIn the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya's Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the hillsides.Along with other farmers, Mr Macharia brings sacks of his bright red coffee cherries to the local processing plant, where they are weighed and treated.A machine removes the red husks, and the pale beans inside are washed and passed along…