If shade-grown coffee produces less coffee per hectare, what economic factor might prevent all coffee from being grown this way?

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Adeline Garrison

Advanced Placement (AP)

5 January, 11:40

If shade-grown coffee produces less coffee per hectare, what economic factor might prevent all coffee from being grown this way?

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Nyasia Curry · Answer 1

Labor costs would be a large factor holding production of shade-grown coffee back. If it requires higher labor costs to receive a smaller benefit per hectare, then these costs would be prohibitive on expanding this practice to all coffee growing.