The Coffee forests are blessed with some of the most unique and beautiful snakes. Almost all coffee zones are fertile ground for both venomous and nonvenomous snakes. The type of shade pattern inside the coffee estates varies with Arabica Plantations having dense shade and Robusta plantations more open to sun. Since reptiles are cold blooded, […]
Oil Palm Plantations & Ecofriendly Shade Coffee
Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil that is derived from the palm fruit, grown on the African oil palm tree. Oil palms are originally from Western Africa. These plantations grow luxuriantly in tropical places with abundant sunshine and rain. Today, palm oil is grown throughout Africa, Asia, North America, and South America, […]
Potassium Dynamics In Coffee Soils
Coffee is cultivated in different Agro climatic regions receiving moderate to heavy rainfall. The soils where coffee is cultivated ranges from sandy loam to clay. Most soil analysis reports give a positive status on the availability of K in coffee soils. The paradox faced by the Coffee Farmers is such that the Potassium content of […]
Butterfly Pollination Inside Ecofriendly Indian Shade Coffee
Flowering in coffee is a spectacle to be experienced. During coffee blossom one can witness thousands of acres bedecked with white flowers, emanating a beautiful scent with the dancing of honeybees and butterflies. The entire flora in the region assumes a white hue as the coffee flowers overpower every other color. It is like the […]
Insect Diversity Inside Ecofriendly Shade Coffee
It is a well-established fact that in all terrestrial ecosystems, insects are one of the most important and diverse components but are often neglected, despite the fact that they possess an amazing diversity in size, form and behaviour. Insects range in size from less than a millimetre to over 18 centimetres in length. Before understanding […]
Honey Bees as Coffee Pollinators
There is overwhelming evidence provided by scientists worldwide on the significant role played by insect pollinators, honey bees mainly, in enhancing crop production and conservation of biological diversity. This is especially true for shade grown ecofriendly Indian Coffee. The worldwide economic value of the pollination service provided by biological pollinators is in the range of […]