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

6. IMPROVE SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY

7. REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF OVERBEARING STRESS

8. REDUCE AGGRESSIVE WEED GROWTH

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

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

QUALITIES OF A GOOD SHADE TREE

1. DEEP ROOTED

2. TALL SPREADING AND ALLOWS LIGHT TO FILTER

3. DOES NOT HOST PEST OF DISEASE THAT AFFECTS COFFEE

4. LONG LIVED AND STURDY

5.SOIL IMPROVING

6. SHOW QUICK REGROWTH AFTER PRUNING