“…In Brazil, conventional farming is dependent on the use of herbicides, pesticides, and inorganic nutrient applications, whichare less beneficial to the environment than organic methods (Bettiol, et al, 2002).In contrast, organic coffee is produced without the use of pesticides and soluble fertilizers, which are replaced by recycling organic by-products such as animal manure, biofer-tilizers, pulp and coffee husk compounds, and earthworm castings (Theodoro and Guimarães, 2003). For the production of coffee to be considered organic, the crop must be free from the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers for at least three years (Bakutis et al, 2006).…”