COFFEE trees loom over a village in the hills above Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. Though their fruit has provided income for decades, Alarico Soares De Cruz, the local headman, says the pickings are gradually growing slimmer. Some of the trees are 40 years old, he explains, and ought to be pruned or completely replanted. But doing so would mean sacrificing the next couple of harvests, and no one is eager for that.
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机译：在东帝汶首都帝力上山的一个村庄上空，咖啡树密布。尽管他们的果实已经提供了数十年的收入，但当地负责人Alarico Soares De Cruz表示，采摘的果实逐渐变得苗条。他解释说，有些树已经有40年的历史了，应该修剪或完全重新种植。但是这样做将意味着牺牲下几个收获，而且没有人渴望这样做。
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