"Agroforestry" 

is a fancy word that’s actually pretty simple: farmers grow coffee alongside other cash crops like banana, mango, avocado, vanilla, and pepper. Farmers who adapt agroforestry methods generate more income and cultivate healthier soils.

At our Mizan Farm in Ethiopia, we are turning 20 hectares of deforested land into agroforestry model farms. To make this possible, we are training hundreds of smallholder farmers in the art of agroforestry. The preliminary results are already in. This agroforestry approach doubles incomes, slashes farming costs, boosts productivity, kicks childlabor to the curb, and generates more reliable incomes than focusing on a single crop. Oh, as positively noted in The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12), it is incredible for soil regeneration and soil health!