Traditional coffee production resembles to a large extent the natural forest. Coffee is planted in an agroforestry system in the shade of the existing trees together with other foodstuff such as bananas, corn, fruits and vegetables. The trees provide protection from the sun as well as nutrients from leaf litter and from the soil. The coffee tree grows in all areas of the world that used to be tropical forest. The two main varieties of coffee are Arabica...
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Documento de trabajo
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What is sustainable coffee?
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coffee research institute