Ethiopian Red Cherry Project (Operation Cherry Red) Red Cherry Coffee Curve

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A plan for the European Union, proposed by the Dutch government, whose main aim is to encourage Ethiopian coffee farmers to produce better quality

Coffee beans and bring surprises to the roaster.

Origin: led by the Dutch Trabocca BV Trading Company (partially sponsored by the Dutch government), providing financial loan support,

New hardware equipment and production processing knowledge and other technologies to help farmers.

(note: Trabocca BV is the largest soybean seller in the Netherlands)

OCR

Coffee Cherry 1

Harvest method: hand-picked / ripe red coffee cherries

During the harvest season, women can only choose 100% fully ripe red cherry coffee by hand, because this pair is brewed.

The flavor is greatly influenced by the difference, so the women who are attentive, good-sighted and hard-working

Is an important driving force behind the OCR project! Because of its strict selection, the annual production is small batch.

Only about 1500-3000 kilograms of coffee beans.

(note: because the ripe coffee fruit looks like a cherry, it is known as "coffee cherry". )

Treatment: improve washing / semi-washing / tanning / or other experimental treatments to improve the quality of coffee

Packaging: immediately after the beans are processed in the place of origin, they will be packed in plastic bags (Grain Pro bags).

Packed in separate bags or packed in vacuum boxes.

Linen raw bean packaging 3 vacuum packaging

General unbagged coffee and raw bean packaging ↓

Raw bean packing with linen cloth

Red Cherry Project OCR in 2005, targeted at Sidamo, Yegashev and Lim.

Through testing (professional cup testers are also stationed in coffee producing areas to have the most direct grasp of coffee flavor)

To ensure the quality of the coffee produced in each batch before the harvest season, invite selected smallholder organizations /

Producers produce microbatches of coffee (about 1500-3000kg).

The cup test standard for coffee quality is 88 points.