Introduction of coffee beans in Honduras RFA rainforest certified manor in Honduras

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Honduras RFA Rainforest Certified Manor

Country: Honduras

Variety:: Catuai

Treatment method: Washed/ washing

Manor: Becamo

Grade: SHG

[flavor description]

Caramel, nuts, balanced, slightly sour, bright, clean

Geography of Honduras

Honduras is a mountainous country in Central and North America (more than 3/4 of the territory is mountainous and plateau) bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The land area is about 110000 square kilometers (the area of our country is about 1ax 87), and the population is about 8.08 million.

Honduras has a tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 23 ℃, abundant rainfall and a forest area of about half of the country, making it a natural area suitable for growing coffee. Honduras is one of the least developed countries in Latin America, with a weak industrial base, agriculture is the main economic industry, and about 110000 households are engaged in coffee cultivation (most of them are small farmers). Large exports of coffee and bananas account for more than half of the total export value of Honduras.

Honduras

Honduras has all the natural environment for producing the finest, boutique coffee. Fertile soil, suitable altitude and climate suitable for coffee cultivation are all very good conditions. SHB coffee in Honduras is grown in mountains ranging from 1500 meters to 2000 meters. Generally speaking, Honduran SHB coffee has lower acidity and unique caramel sweetness than its Central American counterpart.

Tropical rain forest certification

Rainforest Alliance RFA (Rainforest Alliance) certification refers to a farm that meets the standards set by the Rainforest Alliance, which protects the farm and its surrounding ecosystem, imposes some restrictions on the use of pesticides, and evaluates benchmarks such as waste management. Only coffee that has been evaluated and certified can be called "Rainforest Alliance certified coffee". Among them, the certification benchmark for coffee stipulates that traditional farming methods cultivated in the shade of primary forests are adopted, which are beneficial to the protection of the ecosystem. Some of the proceeds from the alliance are also used for the protection of wildlife in tropical rainforest animal reserves and the improvement of workers' living standards.

The farm that meets the benchmark established by the Tropical Rainforest Alliance will evaluate the benchmarks such as ecosystem protection, pesticide use restrictions and waste management in and around the coffee plantation. Only the coffee that has passed the benchmark and is certified, can be called "Tropical Rainforest Alliance certified coffee". In addition, part of the proceeds are also used for wildlife protection in tropical rainforest animal reserves. In terms of labor life and well-being, it is a pair of coffee with a good natural environment. And the benchmark of its certification is by nature conservation? Farming methods? The three sectors of regional society, from forest protection to water pollution? What is the working environment of the employees? The use of chemical fertilizers? Until the disposal of waste, there are detailed regulations. The certification benchmark for coffee stipulates that it is adopted, which is the most beneficial to the protection of the ecosystem, and is the traditional farming method of shade cultivation in the primary forest.