Colombian Coffee Farm (IMAGE)

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Colombian Coffee Farm

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New research shows shade-grown coffee farms alter the soil microbiome and fungal communities, and provides new insight into how coffee farm management decisions impact the entire agricultural ecosystem.

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Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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