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Compost from coffee pulp

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
citation

CTA. 1986. Compost from coffee pulp. Spore 4. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Coffee pulp can be used as manure but when fresh it is very acid, slow to decompose and may spread disease. Research carried out in Brazil has shown that coffee pulp can quickly be transformed into rich organic compost by introducing a fungus,...

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