Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System

Robusta

Arabica

Coffee Impact

Beneficial to coffee

Prevalence

Common in Coffee Agroforestry

Cultivation

Planted

Regeneration

Regenerates Naturally

Tree Management

Propagated by seedlings. Pollinated by bats and seed pods dispersed by birds. Able to withstand dry periods and poor soil, but ample space and light are necessary for optimal growth. Long lived tree.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses

Food
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product

Spice, vegetable, fruit, and seeds can be sold at local market and are also consumed with the seeds sometimes used as a vegetable as they have a garlic flavor, half-ripe pods pickled in salt, and young leaves and fresh parts of the flower stalks eaten raw. The seeds are known to reduce blood sugar levels and are used in treatment of kidney pain and inflammation, cancer, diabetes, liver pain, swelling, colic, cholera, used as an antiparasitic, and are applied externally to wounds and ulcers. The wood is used locally for temporary light construction, carpentry, matches, clogs, disposable chopsticks, and fishnet floats.

Farm Services

Coffee Shade
Soil Improvement
Nitrogen Fixation

Soil improvement: high litter layer decomposition rate, reduces soil erosion

Biodiversity Benefits

Yes

Fruits and leaves feed Helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) and the endangered Black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophus). Black-banded squirrel and the slender squirrel are often seen stripping pieces of the outer bark to eat the inner bark or cambium.

Parashorea lucida

White meranti, Angkola , Gendala (Javanese), Hares (Moluccas)

Peronema canescens

Sungkai, Julu-julu hantu (borneo)