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SHADE IN COFFEE. THE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO COFFEE PRODUCTION. PREPARED BY L. HENRY. BENEFITS OF SHADE. 1. PRODUCE FRUIT AND TIMBER. 2. REDUCE SOIL EROSION. 3. IMPROVE SOIL FERTILITY. 4. BUFFER AIR AND SOIL TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. 5. REDUCE WIND DAMAGE.
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SHADE IN COFFEE THE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO COFFEE PRODUCTION PREPARED BY L. HENRY
TRADITIONAL SYSTEM • LITTLE OR NO SIOL EROSION • WIDE RANGE BIODIVERSITY • LOW POPULATION • LESS COMPETITIVE TYPE WEEDS • HIGH FUNGUS INCIDENCE • LOW INPUT/LOW OUTPUT
UNSHADED SYSTEM • PRONE TO SOIL EROSION • LIMITED BIODIVERSITY • SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY OF TREES • MORE AGGRESSIVE WEED GROWTH • PRONE TO MOISTURE STRESS • PRONE TO OVERBEARING STRESS • SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY OF TREES • HIGH INPUT/HIGH OUT PUT
SHADED SYSTEM • REDUCED SOIL EROSION • WIDE RANGE OF BIODIVERSITY • IMPROVED SOIL FERTILITY • REDUCED OVERBEARING STRESS • PRODUCE SECONDARY CROP (FRUIT/TIMBER) • REDUCE CYCLIC PRODUCTION PATTERN • OPTIMUM INPUT/MEDIUM TO HIGH OUTPUT