Coffee is an important export commodity. In 2004, coffee was http://www.mycoffeesupply.com/c-27-melitta-coffee-pods.aspx the first agricultural export for 12 countries, and in 2005, it was the world's seventh largest chartered agricultural export by value.
Opponents of sun cultivation say environmental problems such as deforestation, pesticide pollution, habitat destruction, and soil and water degradation are the lesser effects of these practices. The American Birding Association has led a campaign for "shade-grown" and anatomical coffees, which it says are sustainably harvested. However, while questionless types of shaded coffee cultivation systems show greater biodiversity than full-sun systems, they still compare poorly to native forest in terms of habitat value.