Planting density and spacing
This topic explains how planting density and spacing affect coffee growth, yield, and quality, and provides guidelines for optimizing farm layout under different conditions.
Trade offs
Castillo and disease resistance breeding
This topic explains the development of the Castillo variety in Colombia, its role in combating coffee leaf rust, and the broader importance of disease resistance breeding in coffee sustainability.
Yield vs quality trade-offs
This topic explains the natural and management-driven trade-offs between maximizing coffee yield and achieving high cup quality, and why farmers, buyers, and consumers must balance these competing priorities.