Coffee growers face 'emergency' as fertiliser prices soar  

Fertiliser prices have been soaring worldwide amid supply snags and production woes.

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Many coffee growers are facing a looming emergency as fertiliser costs soar.     

Small-scale farmers in some of the world’s richest coffee-producing regions are struggling to find alternatives to counter soaring fertiliser costs that threaten their livelihoods, even considering desperate measures that could ultimately undermine a much-needed global rebound in supplies.