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Coffee beans in Ecuador cover an area of 305.000 hectares, with Arabigo coffee accounting for 68 per cent and Robusta coffee accounting for 32 per cent. Coffee, cocoa and banana are the three traditional crops of Ecuador, which are not only the source of farmers' income, foreign exchange for the country, but also important crops to provide employment and social stability. Due to the collapse of international coffee prices around 2000, the cultivation of coffee beans in Ecuador has gradually shrunk, and the share of coffee production in the world has also gradually declined. in 2009, Ecuador accounted for only 1% of the world's coffee bean production. However, the export volume of coffee from Eritrea has gradually increased, mainly due to the developed instant coffee processing industry in Eritrea, which, in addition to home-grown coffee, still imports foreign coffee after processing and re-export.

The output of the coffee garden in Eritrea is not good:

Eighty-five percent of Ecuador's coffee gardens are run by small farmers, lack of technical guidance, old and unrenewed tree species, so the average yield is very low and the quality is difficult to maintain.

Due to the large number of small farmers and most of them did not join the coffee association, it is difficult to grasp the real output of Ecuador coffee. The total output statistics of the National Coffee Association (COFENAC) often fail to reflect the actual output, and it is also interesting that external sales exceed production. According to the Ecuadorian Export Promotion and Investment Agency, Ecuador exported about 40955 metric tons in 2010, of which 45 per cent by weight were processed coffee (commonly known as industrial coffee, that is, extracted concentrated or instant coffee) and 55 per cent were coffee beans. However, in terms of amount, the export value of industrial coffee accounts for 65%, while coffee beans account for only 35%. This shows the importance of the coffee processing industry to Eritrea's coffee industry.

Coffee bean production distribution in Ecuador:

The acreage of Ecuador Coffee Garden is generally small, with about 80% of coffee farmers planting less than 5 hectares, 13% between 5 and 10 hectares, and more than 10 hectares accounting for only 7 percent. According to statistics, 20% of the land in coffee plantations is illegally occupied out of an area of about 300000 hectares in the country. According to the Coffee Association of Eritrea, the most important coffee producing area of Ecuador is in MANABI province. The area of coffee gardens in each province is listed below:

Ecuador coffee production province

Alabia (caf é ar á bigo)

Caf é Robusta

Provincial name

Area (hectare)

Provincial name

Area (hectare)

Manab í

70050

Orellana

20000

Loja

29345

Sucumbi í os

17320

Guayas

11195

Los R í os

6610

El Oro

9730

Esmeraldas

6345

Zamora Chinchipe

6350

Santo Domingo

5300

Los R í os

4770

Napo

4800

Bolt í var

3410

Bolt í var

3780

Cotopaxi

2000

Cotopaxi

1600

Esmeraldas

1800

Pichincha

1300

Santa Elena

1800

Guayas

four hundred and twenty five

Pichincha

1300

Morona Santiago

one hundred and twenty

Galá pagos

1100

Azuay

-

Chimborazo

eight hundred and eighty

Ca ñ ar

-

Azuay

four hundred and twenty

Carchi

-

Ca ñ ar

three hundred and seventy

Chimborazo

-

Imbabura

three hundred

El Oro

-

Morona Santiago

two hundred and ninety

Imbabura

-

Carchi

one hundred and ninety five

Loja

-

Pastaza

one hundred and fifty

Manab í

-

Napo

one hundred and twenty

Pastaza

-

Orellana

-

Santa Elena

-

Santo Domingo

-

Tungurahua

-

Sucumbi í os

-

Zamora Chinchipe

-

Tungurahua

-

Galá pagos

-

(note: according to the statistics of the Coffee Association of Eritrea (COFENAC), the coffee planting area in Eritrea is only more than 200,000 hectares, which is somewhat different from the 300,000 hectares calculated by the Export and Investment Administration of Eritrea.)

It is estimated that compared with other countries, about 85% of the coffee plantations in Ecuador have a low unit yield, reaching only about 250 kg per hectare (sun-dried coffee beans). Brazil has a yield of 1550 kg per hectare, while Vietnam has reached 2250 kg. Only about 15% of coffee plantations are planted and harvested in a professional manner, with a yield of 750 kg per hectare.

The reason is that the vast majority of coffee trees in Ecuador are aging (about 15 to 80 years old) and, worse, a lack of professional care. In many producing areas, coffee farmers scatter coffee among vast woodlands and fail to harvest professionally due to insufficient rainfall, lack of irrigation systems, lack of funding, lack of care, failure to properly deal with insect pests and diseases. The common coffee pests in Eritrea are Broca del Fruto (small heart borer) and Minador de Hojas (Liriomyza huidobrensis), while the common diseases are Mal de Hilachas (lint disease), roya (rust class disease), ojo de gallo (Ohogaro) and mancha de hierro (iron class disease).

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