Inga
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Inga is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. Inga's leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species ar
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Shade-grown coffee
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Shade-grown coffee is a form of crop produced from coffee plants grown under a canopy of trees.A canopy of assorted types of shade trees is created to cultivate shade-grown coffee. This method allows
Shade grown coffee in Guatemala
Canopy coverage of a mostly traditional shade coffee plantation. Most of the canopy has been left undisturbed and coffee shrubs have been planted in the understory.
Coffee plantation with shade trees in Orosí, Costa Rica. The red trees in the background provide shade; those in the foreground have been pruned to allow full exposure to the sun.
Fair trade shade-grown coffee beans being pulped on a coffee plantation in Guatemala