If you look forward to your cup of joe in the morning, the latest news from Central American coffee growers could ruin your day. Coffee plantations are currently suffering the worst epidemic of leaf rust that they have ever seen. Things have gotten so bad that Honduras has declared a state of emergency, and at least 2.7 million bags of coffee were lost to the disease last year alone. Fortunately, there is something you can do to help.
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