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Published online 2 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040802-4
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Forests benefit Costa Rican coffee
Neighbourly bees do good deed for farmers.
Tropical forests can boost the coffers of nearby coffee plantations. Forest-dwelling bees cross-pollinate nearby bushes, raising coffee yields by up to 20% and farm incomes by up to 7%.
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