There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
MITIGATED
mitigated
(adjective) made less severe or intense; “he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
mitigated (not comparable)
lessened, reduced, diminished
Verb
mitigated
simple past tense and past participle of mitigate
Source: Wiktionary
MITIGATE
Mit"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitigating.] Etym: [L. mitigatus, p.p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.]
1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.
2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [Obs.] This opinion ... mitigated kings into companions. Burke.
Syn.
– To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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