15/12/08

HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

According with our spirit in recomend you to consume the high quality products but at the same time worried about the biodiversity conservation, I recommend to read the papers in the link below. In these papers explaining how the coffee and cocoa cultivated below tree shade, produced generally for little producers can to help biodiversity conservation. This kind of agriculture named agroforestry, at the same time offer best quality products, that the little producer can sell to best prices that the conventional market. I invite you to read these papers and give your opinion respect these items... do you think it is possible to harmonize production with conservation?..

The papers
Biodiversity conservation in cocoa production landscapes: an overview
Conservation of biodiversity in coffeeagroecosystems: a tri-taxa comparison in southern Mexico
Effects of altitude, shade, yield and fertilization on coffee quality (Coffea arabica L. var. Caturra) produced in agroforestry systems of the Northern Central Zones of Nicaragua.