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Roya Hamid sat cross-legged on the velvet mat, a cup of green tea next to her.
FORBES: Writer Grieves for One of Afghanistan's Lost Women
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Roya is making some of the world's most desired coffee beans scarcer and driving up their prices.
WSJ: Roya Fungus Hurting Central America Coffee Crops
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Two of the daughters in Herat were married when I first met them, and two, including Roya, were single.
FORBES: Writer Grieves for One of Afghanistan's Lost Women
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Conditions and maternal mortality have improved in Afghanistan over the last 10 years, but not enough to save Roya.
FORBES: Writer Grieves for One of Afghanistan's Lost Women
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Roya, which means dream in Farsi, was the daughter of Afghanistan, the symbol of a perennial struggle, of lost dreams.
FORBES: Writer Grieves for One of Afghanistan's Lost Women
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Roya thrives on the leaves of coffee trees, choking off the source of nutrition for the coffee cherries that encase beans.
WSJ: Roya Fungus Hurting Central America Coffee Crops
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Encouraged by years of torrential rains, roya has spread throughout Colombia, forcing farmers to pull out their plants and replace them with fungus-resistant seedlings.
WSJ: Trouble Brews in Colombia
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In my living room are two reminders of Roya.
FORBES: Writer Grieves for One of Afghanistan's Lost Women