Beyond the Daily Grind: How a Few Peruvian Coffee Revolutionaries Are Conserving Nature While Growing World-Class Beans
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Small scale farmers like those found in Mapacho are often the most sustainable farmers, maintain the most biodiversity and generally produce the best coffee because industrial agriculture inputs are not accessible and farmers are encouraged to grow in harmony with the rainforest.

original story at La Mula – Agricultores peruanos producen granos de café de primera calidad gracias a la conservación de la naturaleza

“In 2014, I spent 10 days hiking through the Mapacho River Basin, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth in Peru’s western Amazon region. I walked along trails shaded by a dense canopy, waded through rivers and slept in shelters designed to dry coca leaves. I was there leading a research team collecting data on the livelihoods of Indigenous farmers. Shortly after I left, though, something arrived that would devastate the communities. I returned in 2020 to deserted homes, increased poverty and stories of a disease that caused it all.”