4. Tarrazu coffee characteristics Fig. 1: Comparison of the green coffee production (kg/ha) of different Latin American countries. Fig. 2: Trends of coffee yields in Costa Rica. Yield was estimated using the average of the 5 coffee growing regions in Costa Rica
15. Shade tree Ground cover Coffee Health/vigor Productivity Quality Farmer investment Biodiversity and abundance Erosion and water run off Soil Landscape composition, features, altitude (GIS) Micro-climate Fertilizer and liming
People leave understanding that big problems exist now, a quick list of the big threats, and that these threats are common to other regions Fig. 1: Comparison of the green coffee production (kg/ha) of different Latin American countries. EW Sample includes 43 farms sampled in 2008, Costa Rica includes 7 regions, Central America includes 22 regions in Guatemala, 15 regions in Honduras, 4 regions in Panamá, the total area of El Salvador and Nicaragua, and South America includes 10 regions in Brazil and the total area of Colombia