Tropical Agroforestry Implementation

Field implementation

Study ID: CHRS 06

Research question

How can shade and fruit trees be established on formerly full-sun coffee ground?

Location and scope: Puerto Rico · Copper Hill.

Principal site: Copper Hill, Las Marías & Maricao, Puerto Rico · Collaborator: Cafiesencia (Forest Stewardship Plan, 2022–2032)

Documented period Replanting and regenerative transition since 2018.

Approach and context

Since 2018, Copper Hill has replanted previously full-sun coffee ground with coffee, shade and fruit trees. Banana and plantain provide temporary shade while longer-lived trees establish.

Classification

Field implementation

Research domain

Tropical Agroforestry

Research site

Copper Hill Farm, Las Marías & Maricao, Puerto Rico

What the record supports

Research questions include the effects of shade, pruning and leaf harvest on regrowth and bean yield.