On the hill in the background you can see some bare fields and a small forest in the middle. That small forest is a shade-grown coffee farm. It is far less vulnerable to erosion than the field on the left which is showing bare rocks. The trees help produce better quality coffee, protect the soil and also add nutrients which actually improve the soil.  From a distance you can see that it looks like a natural forest. The local organization here, Floresta, is helping farmers  to improve  these coffee plantings by  providing them with better quality coffee  seedlings which can  produce more  and are resistant to disease.