Characteristics of manor treatment in Ecuadorian coffee producing area at the altitude of coffee planting in Ecuador

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Coffee cultivation in Ecuador covers an area of 305.000 hectares, of which Arabigo coffee accounts for 68 per cent and Robusta coffee accounts 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, coffee cultivation in Eritrea has gradually shrunk, and the share of coffee production in the world has also gradually declined. by 2009, Eritrea's coffee production accounted for only 1% of the world's coffee 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 planting area of coffee gardens in Ecuador is generally small, with about 80% of coffee farmers planting less than 5 hectares, 13 per cent between 5 and 10 hectares, and only 7 per cent of more than 10 hectares. 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, Ecuador's most important coffee producer is in MANABI province. The sale of coffee in Ecuador is very special, mainly from domestic buyers to small farmers to negotiate purchases. These middlemen take great pains to rush from village to village to visit farmers one by one and negotiate prices. After negotiation, the coffee is transported to a small number of coffee factories for processing, and then transferred to foreign distributors or processors. Ecuador coffee processing industry is mainly located in Huiyueji, Quito and Manda, and only a few towns have traditional small manual processors.

The Golden Cup Competition (Taza Dorada) is hosted annually by the Ecuadorian Coffee Export Association (ANECAFE). It is a bit like Ecuador's annual COE Cup Competition, but when you sell raw beans, you still have to find buyers separately, without an online international bidding system. Coffee farmers in southern Ecuador own an average of 1.5 hectares of small farms per person, mostly organic farms, and produce a wide variety of products including flowers, corn, kale, bananas, bees, cattle, fish, fruits and coffee. In Ecuador, there is a lack of plant nutrients, which also affects the quality of coffee and the growth of coffee inner shell and raw beans. The area is gloomy and very humid, coupled with warm summers, the conditions are very suitable for growing coffee.