Summary of the recommended taste and flavor of coffee beans in the Cauca Valley of Colombia

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The main coffee producing areas in Colombia are: Huila (San Augustin), Narino, Tolima, Popayan (Cauca), Valle de Cauca, Meta, Antioquia (Medellin), Magdelena (Sierra Nevada), Boyaca, Santander (Bucaramanga) and so on. Columbia University? It is documented that 700 million coffee trees are planted in plantations, 66% of which are planted in modern plantations, and the rest in small, traditionally run farms. The main varieties include Kaddura Caturra, Colombia Colombia, Tibica Tipica, Bourbon Bourbon, Elephant Bean Maragogype, and Tabi. Farms and cooperatives throughout the country, big or small, are distributed in more than 500000 municipalities and 14 major coffee-producing areas. A total of 2 million Colombians depend on coffee cultivation for a living, contributing 12.5 per cent to gross domestic product. In the early 1960s, coffee production was about 600 kg per hectare, but now it has increased to about 900 kg. The farm can reach 2500 kilograms. Colombia established the National Coffee Management Association in 1927, which is responsible for quality supervision. Although the association is a private organization, it acts on behalf of the government. In addition to organizing the industry, the association is also responsible for the control of coffee prices and responsible for health care, education, road construction, hiring planting technicians, conducting investigations, supervising product quality, and directly managing the export business of 50% of the total export volume. Hire marketing staff and other duties. Like the National Coffee Management Association in Kenya, is it coffee? Weave a model of management.

Overview of Coffee producing areas in Colombia

Population: 47073000

Colombia has well-defined producing areas that think of that diverse variety of coffee. Whether you want round, full-bodied, vibrant, fruity (or somewhere in between) coffee, you should find it in Colombia.

Each producing area is divided by geographical environment rather than administrative area, so the similarity of coffee production in each producing area is also quite common. If you like coffee from one producing area, you may also like coffee from many other different regions.

Colombian coffee trees are harvested twice a year, with the atmosphere of the main production season and the local secondary season known as mitaca.

Cauca Valley Province

The Cauca Valley is one of the most fertile areas in Colombia, and the Cauca River flows down between the two mountains of the Andes. This area is also one of the most violent areas of armed conflict in Colombia. In Colombia, most of the agricultural land is quite small, with coffee trees covering an area of about 75800 hectares, belonging to 26000 farms and owned by 23000 families.

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