With the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict sending fertiliser prices through the roof, Albanian farmer Alban Cakalli has turned to coffee, one of the Balkan country's great loves, to nourish his fields. His homemade natural fertiliser, which takes at least three months to make, is "rich in nitrogen, magnesium and potassium" and "repels insects," says Cakalli. He has also switched his focus to exotic crops, including passion fruit, after fruit imports from South America were stopped during the pandemic just as demand began to rise. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES