An abandoned community space of the Chahuite Cooperative coffee producers is seen in Jayaque, west of...
An abandoned community space of the Chahuite Cooperative coffee producers is seen in Jayaque, west of San Salvador, September 26, 2014. The farmers of the cooperative used to grow arabica coffee beans until a devastating leaf rust fungus forced half of them to switch to other crops such as tomatoes and chili, or leave farming altogether. Just over half of Central America's coffee crops have been ravaged by the fungus known as roya, while it takes roughly 3-5 years for a seedling to become a productive tree. Picture taken on September 26, 2014. To match COFFEE-LEAFRUST/EL SALVADOR REUTERS/Jose Cabezas (EL SALVADOR - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES)