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Coffee Use Case

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The Challenge

Coffee is a crucial global commodity primarily cultivated in tropical regions. Top producing countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia—benefit from optimal climates and fertile soils. These optimal conditions, however, are increasingly challenged by climate change, pest infestations, and diseases such as coffee rust, which adversely affect crop yields and quality.

The Solution

RegenIQ tackles coffee-growing challenges by prioritizing the most impactful efforts. For instance, optimizing nutrient rate and timing enhances plant growth, while avoiding deforestation preserves natural habitats. Implementing agroforestry boosts biodiversity, creating a healthier ecosystem. Additionally, managing irrigation optimally ensures coffee plants receive adequate moisture without depleting water sources, promoting long-term sustainability and resilience.

The efforts are a set of indicators to monitor the practices used to impact regenerative agriculture across soil health, water, biodiversity, and climate.

    • Residue management

      15.3 / 28.5

    • Ground cover

      30.4 / 30.4

    • Organic carbon application

      17.5 / 33.4

    • Soil Compaction mitigation

      1.9 / 7.0

    Total

    65.1 / 100

    • Water source

      30.7 / 30.7

    • Water delivery method

      22.8 / 22.8

    • Irrigation rate decision method

      17.3 / 24.7

    • Irrigation power source

      8.3 / 12.7

    • Milling type

      3.6 / 9.1

    Total

    82.7 / 100

    • Deforestation avoidance

      47.6 / 47.6

    • Agroforestry

      19.0 / 19.0

    • Crop protection

      5.0 / 12.4

    • Ground cover

      11.5 / 11.5

    • Nutrient source

      8.0 / 9.5

    Total

    91.1 / 100

    • Nutrient rate

      14.9 / 34.5

    • Nutrient timing

      26.9 / 26.9

    • Nutrient source

      23.4 / 23.4

    • Soil pH management

      11.8 / 15.2

    Total

    77.0 / 100

The outcomes are a set of indicators used to monitor sustainability levels and evaluate them against site-specific benchmarks.

    • SOC / Clay ratio

      6.7 / 16.7

    • Permanganate-oxidizable carbon

      10.0 / 16.7

    • Soil respiration

      6.7 / 16.7

    • ACE Protein

      3.3 / 16.7

    • Aggregate stability

      6.7 / 16.7

    • Earthworms density

      10.0 / 16.7

    Total

    43.4 / 100

    • Irrigation water use

      100.0 / 100.0

    Total

    100.0 / 100

    • Diversity of shade tree species

      15.0 / 25.0

    • Density of non-coffee tree

      15.0 / 25.0

    • Beneficial insect diversity

      10.0 / 25.0

    • Pollinator density

      10.0 / 25.0

    Total

    50.0 / 100

    • N balance

      16.7 / 33.3

    • P balance

      0 / 33.3

    • Yield-scaled CO2 losses

      20.0 / 33.3

    Total

    36.7 / 100

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