The cultivation and characteristics of Yunnan Coffee and an introduction to the History of Yunnan Coffee

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The history of coffee cultivation in Yunnan can be traced back to 1892. A French missionary brought coffee to Yunnan from abroad and successfully planted it in a valley in Binchuan County, Yunnan Province. The coffee plants of this batch of coffee seeds are still blooming and fruiting in Binchuan County.

Yunnan coffee was planted on a large scale in the mid-1950s, with a planting scale of 4000 hectares at one time. By the end of 1997, the planting area of coffee in the province had reached 7800 hectares. At present (2013), the planting area of the province accounts for 70% of the national area, and the output accounts for 83% of the country. Yunnan coffee has established the dominant position in China in terms of planting area and coffee bean production.

Bica Coffee and bourbon Coffee

Typica and Bourbon, two classic high-quality coffee varieties, are the main coffee varieties in Yunnan. In 1991, Katimo Catimor series varieties were introduced from Kenya (with stronger anti-virus ability and higher yield). A variety of Arabian species (also known as small seed species). Because the morphology and habits of the two varieties are similar, the two varieties are mostly mixed.

Tibica coffee, native to Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan, is the most widely cultivated variety of coffee in the Western Hemisphere. The plant is stronger, but not light-tolerant, and the yield is higher in Hawaii. Tiebika top leaf red copper, called red top coffee.

Bourbon coffee is a variety of small-grain coffee second only to Tibica. At first, the main branch and the trunk grew upward at 45 degrees, and drooped with the fruit load, the lateral branches were denser, the fruit was more, and the yield was higher. But the berries are smaller and ripen more slowly. Bobang terminal bud tender leaves are green, called green top coffee

Cartimo coffee

Catimor is an improved variety of Tibika, which has 25% Robusta gene.

Yunnan small-grain coffee is a kind of beverage crop with high economic value. Coffee is rich in protein, fat, sucrose, starch, caffeine and other substances. After being made into a beverage, it has rich aroma, delicious taste and rich nutrition. As a result, it has become the world's three major beverages composed of tea and cocoa, and ranks first in the list. As coffee is rich in sucrose as well as starch, glucose, caffeine and other substances, forming a strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, with a little fruity unique flavor, world-class coffee experts evaluate it as the best coffee in the world.