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A coffee tree is a huge investment for cash-strapped farmers, as it can take four years for the fruits to mature.

“Jay has been part of our speaker series, and we love when he brings coffee trees with him, tying the conversation to something local.”

Gorongosa Park's sustainable development department has been studying coffee tree varieties from around the world that are resistant to pests, disease, drought and prolonged rainy seasons.

Maria also destroyed about 80 percent of the island’s coffee trees.

Across the dirt road, Present stopped picking cherries from her coffee trees earlier that day, taking a rare moment to contemplate her nation’s past and her ancestors’ parts in shaping it.