Chien Shun-yih looks out over his withering tea fields in Taiwan¡¯s picturesque southern Meishan township and lets out a sigh.
A once-in-a-century drought last year followed by torrential rain this year have decimated his crop and left Taiwan¡¯s tea farmers scrambling to adapt to the extreme weather changes.
¡°Climate is the thing we can least control in managing our tea plantation,¡± said the 28-year-old Chien. ¡°We really do rely on the sky to eat.¡±
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