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Coffee and Conservation

You chose to maintain your current fields: 2 hectares of coffee on secondary forest 1 hectare of cacao on secondary forest 1 hectare of maize on secondary forest

Map of your 15 hectare plot of land

You earned $315! That's less than last year--coffee prices fell, and your land did not produce as well after the first year. It's barely enough for your family to live on.

What do you want to plant for next year? Again, think about these things when planning your strategy:

How much land do you want to clear and plant? What crops do you want to plant? How much primary forest do you want to clear?

Maximum income strategy 2 hectares of coffee on primary forest 1 hectare of cacao on primary forest 1 hectare of maize on secondary forest

Moderate income strategy 1 hectare of coffee on secondary forest 1 hectare of cacao on primary forest 1 hectare of maize on primary forest