The farmers are also being further educated on the benefits of cultivating their coffee under the canopy of shade trees. This allows coffee cultivation to expand without any negative impact on the environment. With clear-cut sections from past crop productions now being filled with a variety of fruit and nut trees, bushes and plants, coffee cultivation will expand within the natural setting and continue to receive the benefits of growing under the protection of a canopy of trees. The shade (combined with the high altitudes), slows the bean's growth allowing the natural sugars to concentrate providing a more intensely flavored bean. Along with increased productivity, the cultivation methods will continue to provide sustainable agriculture as the canopy allows for the cultivaion of various crops which not only provide food, but are also sold to help to support and diversify the community's economy.

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