page_title: Shade-grown coffee
section_title: Types of shade
hierarchical_section_title: Shade-grown coffee / Types of shade
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of canopy trees over a traditional shade grown coffee plantation in Guatemala. Most trees are left undisturbed and coffee shrubs are planted in the understory.
context_page_description: Shade-grown coffee is a form of the beverage produced from coffee plants grown under a canopy of trees. A canopy of assorted types of shade trees is created to cultivate shade-grown coffee. Because it incorporates principles of natural ecology to promote natural ecological relationships, shade-grown coffee can be considered an offshoot of agricultural permaculture or agroforestry. The resulting coffee is usually sold as "shade-grown".
caption: Canopy coverage of a mostly traditional shade coffee plantation. Most of the canopy has been left undisturbed and coffee shrubs have been planted in the understory.
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