Coffee Intercropping for Higher Farm Income There was a time when coffee alone paid the bills. A farmer could plant coffee, tend it well, and count on a decent return. Those days are fading fast. Today's coffee farmers face a perfect storm: input costs climbing faster than prices, rainfall patterns turning erratic, global markets swinging wildly, and soil slowly giving out after decades of monoculture. The traditional model plants more coffee, hoping for better prices, but it

Understanding the Rising Global Concern Around Farmer Mental Health Across the globe, Farmer mental health is becoming a serious issue that deserves attention. Agriculture is not only a profession, but a way of life shaped by uncertainty, responsibility, and deep emotional investment in the land. Farmers wake up before sunrise, work through unpredictable seasons, and carry the weight of financial risk and family expectations. Recent research published on ScienceDirect shows