Introduction to Central American boutique coffee estate: NARANJO El Cafetal, Costa Rica

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Costa Rica has a mild climate, rainy mountains and fertile soil formed by volcanoes, which makes it the most suitable environment for coffee growth. In addition to the superior growth environment, the Costa Rican government also had the foresight to vigorously develop the coffee industry at the beginning of the 19th century. So far, Costa Rican coffee has surpassed cocoa, tobacco and sucrose as an important cash crop and a major source of finance.

In 1821, the city government of San Jose distributed free coffee saplings to its neighbors, and then introduced preferential policies such as giving away land for five years. This series of policies make it the first country in Central and South America to establish a complete coffee industry. While 1/3 people in Costa Rica are engaged in coffee-related industries, it can be said that coffee is an integral part of the country.

When it comes to the country that loves coffee most, some people think that Italy, which created espresso, or the United States, which led to the third wave, or Norway, which brought the shallow baking wave, or Melbourne. But the editor thinks that Costa Rica can definitely be counted as one.

Costa Rica enacted legislation in 1989 to ban the domestic cultivation of Robusta, and then imposed restrictions on the cartimor variety, which would contain Robista genes. (note: for coffee growers, the greatest fear is genetic contamination between species (two different varieties, such as Robusta and Arabica), although Arabica coffee is self-pollinated But bees still spread when they bloom. )

When El Agricola El Cafetal Farm won the Taza de la Excelencia quality competition, in April 2008, Mar í a Mayela Quesada, the owner of the family, ensured that she realized one of her dreams.

However, he has several other goals in the coffee business, and four months ago he achieved another: he opened his own Cafetal restaurant in Boulevard de Rohrmoser, San Jose Pavas.

What are your dreams and goals? Quesada explained that consumers in Costa Rica have access to the best quality coffee.

For this reason, El Cafetal provides grain grown and processed on Agricola El Cafetal Farm, which is located in LourdesdeCirr í, Naranjo, in the middle of the hills and whose height can achieve very high production quality.

In addition, the farm has its own micro-benefits as one of the steps to completely control the quality of the product.

This allows direct sales to international buyers rather than going through the exporter stage.

"before it is sold to a cooperative or someone else responsible for producing the beneficiary. It is the people who get in touch with exporters and put coffee at very favorable prices. At the same time, small producers are those who spend the most to keep the farm in good condition and provide quality products, "Quesada commented.