Dominica Coffee producing areas Dominica Coffee Origin cultivation what kind of coffee is there in Dominica

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Most of the coffee growing in the Dominican Republic is scattered in six major producing areas, located in the western half of the valley and on steep slopes. These farms use the height, humidity, temperature and soil of each valley to create favorable conditions for coffee cultivation.

Dominica coffee producing areas are mostly located around the mining areas: the northern mountains or Septentrional mountains, and the highest central mountain range in the Caribbean (Duarte Peak), at 10.415 feet (3175 masl), while the Neiba Mountains or Sierra Leone de Neyba:

Origin and current planting situation:

About 90% of Dominican coffee is Arabica. Introduced by Spaniards 265 years ago and grown in rural nurseries, the tradition of caring for the vulnerable continues today, programs to lift farmers out of poverty and improve the quality of coffee continue in coffee-growing areas; Dominican Arabica (Arabica) organic coffee grows in alpine forests with trees including native pines, Inga, guava and macadamia nuts. Protect coffee from direct sunlight, provide coffee trees to grow in warm conditions, and provide natural habitat for birds and other wild animals at the same time.

Strict production criteria to ensure superb quality

Almost all coffee in Dominica is grown organically. More and more farms are receiving organic certification from international official organizations, such as the United States USDA (Ministry of Agriculture) and Germany's BCS, and continue to jointly develop coffee producing areas in many countries in a more environmentally friendly manner.

Dominican farmers usually use rich compost as fertilizer to nourish their coffee trees, and then use compost to recover residual biogas from coffee residue for daily use. And restore ecological wetlands to reduce water pollution.

Dominican farmers use careful pruning to promote the health of coffee trees to reduce diseases and insect pests, so they no longer use pesticides. Soil and water conservation is carried out on steep hillsides through pruning and cutting, construction and maintenance of terraces to prevent soil erosion.

To harvest or refine:

All coffee in the Dominican Republic is picked by hand, picked with superb harvesting techniques during the harvest season, processed quickly and carefully taken care of every ripe coffee cherry, this labor-intensive way ensures the highest quality coffee products.

Dominica's professional coffee is produced by wet processing (water washing and refining). All coffee cherries are selected within 24 hours, then washed, and all mucous membranes are removed with the cleanest spring water.

Coffee beans dried in tropical sunlight:

In the bright Caribbean sun, the newly washed coffee beans are evenly dried by professional farmers, reducing their moisture content to about 12%. Only the best coffee beans are selected, and the quality of each bean is sorted using a series of machines such as a dryer, and these raw beans are separated by hand (Pick Hand). Only the largest and best coffee beans become professional coffee, providing the best quality assurance for Dominica's excellent coffee products, so that the core traditional process of producing quality coffee has been handed down in this peaceful country for hundreds of years.

Improve farmers' livelihoods and protect global ecology

In Dominica, about 500000 people live by growing coffee. Most farmers and their families still live in poverty. Coffee is one of the few crops that can be grown continuously in a limited resource environment and grow in perfect harmony with many native plants.

All farmers in the Dominican Republic follow strict production guidelines to ensure high-quality coffee production and to promote environmental protection. Due to harmonious symbiosis with other plant varieties, the shade of forests and coffee farms forms an important buffer zone between land and agricultural products. Protects orchids, insects, and birds that are rare in natural habitats; more than 40% birds fly from the United States to the Caribbean and inhabit coffee farms in Dominica in winter. The Dominican government is committed to protecting bird habitats and ensuring the environment in which they live for a long time.

By buying special coffee from the Dominican Republic, you get more than just a whole new coffee experience. You can help hardworking coffee farmers improve their livelihoods and do their part to protect the global ecosystem.

Introduction of coffee producing areas in Dominica

Item order

Producing area

Variety

Childbearing season

Authentication

one

Bani

Arabica caturra,ICA

Every year

January-June

USDA

BCS

FLO

two

Ocoa

Arabica caturra,ICA

three

Azua

Arabica caturra

four

Barahona

Arabica caturra,ICA

five

Cibao

Arabica caturra

six

Cibao Altura or Juncalito

Arabica caturra

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