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Can Coffee Waste Grow A Forest? Costa Rica Experiment Shows Striking Results In 2 Years

Can Coffee Waste Grow A Forest? Costa Rica Experiment Shows Striking Results In 2 Years
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Mumbai, September 29, 2026: In March 2018, scientists spread about 30 dump truck loads of coffee pulp over an abandoned pasture in southern Costa Rica. Two years later, more than 80% of the treated plot had canopy cover above two metres, according to a study published in 2021. The researchers dep...

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