agroforestryHow Shade Coffee Lends Conservation a Hand
When managed in the right way, the farms that provide our morning brew can be a refuge for plant and animal biodiversity Q&A — Ecologist Ivette Perfecto Up in the...
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agroforestrySumatra Coffee Farmers See Gains Through Agroforestry and Organic Fertilizer
Farmers in Indonesia’s Lampung province are making their own organic fertilizer in order to lessen reliance on volatile external supply chains. They’ve also diversified the number of crops they grow,...
AfricaEthiopia Launches $20.8 Million Coffee Land Use Program (FOLUR)
In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of Ethiopia has officially embarked on a long-term program to combat deforestation and integrate sustainability in the coffee sector....
agroforestryHow Coffee is Both an Environmental Hero and Villain, Part 2
The first piece in this mini series provided an overview of different methods of commercial coffee production and how they may affect the environment and climate change, defining two ends...
CBBHawaii Study: Picking, Not Pesticides, May Be Best Tool Against CBB
By using fewer pesticides to control coffee berry borer (CBB) populations, Hawaiian coffee farmers may actually increase coffee production, harvested coffee quality and even economic gains. This counterintuitive outcome regarding...