[adsense] They are calling it a "species jump", and are concerned that East Africa's horticulture could experience a tremendous crisis with fruit, vegetable, medicinal, and ornamental crops being affected. The Black Coffee Twig Borer has recently been discovered by researchers in Uganda, and they are saying that it crossed over from Robusta coffee crops and has … [Read more...]
Bananas and Coffee Working Together in East Africa
[adsense] Interesting piece of news out of Dar es Salaam - growing coffee and bananas together apparently helps coffee plantations cope with the climate change. Actually, it helps in two different ways: Small farm owners are seeing an increase in revenue by growing coffee and banana crops together, and coffee is physically benefiting from being grown alongside bananas - … [Read more...]