Cacao, coffee, palms, and spice trees/plants can be highly profitable in tropical agriculture systems.
Specialty crops can be grown to provide profits, especially when utilized as value-added products. Cacao, coffee, cardamom, black pepper, and vanilla bean can grow lavishly in the understory of coconut, açaí, and the king and queen of fruits — durian and mangosteen.
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) ║ A scientific name that translates to "food of the gods" in Greek.
Coffee (Coffee) ║ Coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau.
Coffee (Coffea) ║ Red coffee cherries offer 8x more antioxidants than blueberries and even surpass antioxidant-rich foods like açaí and pomegranates.
Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
Dwarf Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Açaí Palm (Euterpe oleracea)
Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)
Durian (Durio)