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Coffee and climate resilience in Uganda

Tim Schauenberg | Julius Mugambwa
February 16, 2023

A project is helping farmers adapt agroforestry for growing coffee beans in a sustainable eco-friendly way. The hope is to increase coffee production without chemicals while keeping the soil healthy and fertile for the future.

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