Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System

Robusta

Arabica

Coffee Impact

Beneficial to coffee

Prevalence

Common in Coffee Agroforestry

Cultivation

Planted

Regeneration

Requires Propagation

Tree Management

Propagated by seed, budding and grafting. Cuttings can produce roots as well. Withstands dry periods and poor soils. During the first years after planting, irrigation promotes flushing and suppresses flowering, so tree size increases quickly and also widens the scope for intercropping with other crops. Stopping irrigation leads to flowering. Long lived tree.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses

Food
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal

The tree produces tannin and its fruit is consumed, made into a beverage, and can be sold at local markets. Dried flowers or bark and the extracts of the kernels are used as astringents, and extracts of unripe fruit, bark, stems, and leaves are used as antibiotics. The wood is fairly strong, but must be treated with preservatives when used in construction and outdoor applications. It also makes an excellent charcoal, is used for burning due to its high calorific value and less toxic smoke, and is used to culture mushrooms.

Farm Services

Coffee Shade

Biodiversity Benefits

Unknown

Mangifera foetida

Horse Mango, Bacang, Limus (Sundanese), Asem Hambawang (Banjar, South Kalimantan), Pakel (Javanese)

Mangifera odorata

Saipan Mango, Kweni, Bembem, Kaweni (Sundanese, West Java)