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Qianjie-brief introduction of coffee producing areas and varieties in Indonesia

Indonesia-"Thousand Island country", is the country with the largest number of islands in the world, with more than 17000 islands, large and small, scattered in the volcanic belt of the equator, more than 100 active volcanoes, more than 300 ethnic groups, and extremely rich national culture. In Indonesia, in addition to the romantic honeymoon resort-Bali, holiday paradise-Mindan Island, there is also Indonesian coffee, the famous "Mantenin Coffee" is from Indonesia. In Indonesia, there are five major coffee producing areas, and the coffee produced has its own characteristics.

1. SUMATRA (Sumatra)

A large island in western Indonesia, located above the equator, with an area of 473000 square kilometers, is the sixth largest island in the world. Northeast across the Strait of Malacca and the Malay Peninsula, west of the Indian Ocean, the equator will be divided into two, belongs to the tropical rain forest climate, happens to be on the "coffee belt", the broad sense of "Manning" coffee, all from this island.

2. JAVA (Java)

Java (Indonesian: Jawa, English: Java), Indonesia's oldest coffee producing area, Java Coffee has been famous since the 18th century. It is the fifth largest island in Indonesia, facing the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north, between latitudes 6 and 9 degrees south. Surrounded by the sea, a tropical rain forest climate, there is no change of cold and summer seasons, the four seasons are like spring, the annual average temperature is 25-27 ℃, abundant rainfall. The unique natural conditions make the island's tropical plants dense, evergreen vegetation, coffee, tea, tobacco, rubber, sugar cane, coconut and other products are rich.

3. SULAWESI (Sulawesi)

Indonesia's "Lao K", composed of four peninsulas with a "K" shape, is located in central Indonesia, southern Philippines, between 6 degrees south latitude and 3 degrees north latitude, tropical rain forest climate zone, annual precipitation of more than 2500 mm, most areas Rain Water uniform, the annual output of less than 1000 tons of "Toraja" coffee is produced in SULAWESI (Sulawesi Island).

BALI (Bali)

Bali, which is said to be diamond-shaped, is more like a whale, located in the tropics and influenced by the sea, with a mild and rainy climate, fertile soil, green mountains and flowers throughout the year, making it a world-class tourist resort because of its picturesque scenery and simple folklore. In such a romantic place, the coffee is worthy of the reputation of "aristocratic coffee".

FLORES (Flores)

Flores is the last main island in a series of islands extending eastward from Java. It is mountainous, especially in the west, and there are some active volcanoes in the middle and east. Although it is a late area to put into the coffee industry, it has also developed a good reputation in growing coffee.

TYPICA Iron pickup-is an original variety introduced from the Netherlands. Most of the TYPICA was destroyed by coffee leaf rust in Indonesia in the late 1880s. However, TYPICA mutations of Bergandal and Sidikalang can still be found in high-altitude areas of Sumatra.

Hibrido de Timor (HDT), also known as "Tim Tim", is a natural mixture of Arabica and Robusta. It seems to be a variety of single coffee from 1917 to 18 and was planted in Aceh in 1979.

Linie S-this strain was originally in India and evolved from Bourbon. The most common varieties are s-288 and s-795. It is usually planted in Aceh, Flores and Lindong provinces.

The Ethiopian lines Ethiopian line, including Rambung and Abyssinia, was brought to Java in 1928. Has been planted in Aceh. Another group of Ethiopian variants, called "USDA", was found in Sumatra and spread to Indonesia in the 1950s.

The Caturra Kaddura variety, Caturra, is a natural mutant bourbon coffee that originated in Brazil.

Catimor Katim variety-a hybrid of Arabica and Robusta developed to improve flavor and resistance to diseases and insect pests. There are many subspecies under Catimor, and most of the ongoing studies are on which Catimor is suitable to be planted in Aceh and has a good cup test performance.

Knowledge expansion: in order to improve the income of Ethiopian coffee farmers and improve the living standards of the local people, in 2007, Trabocca, a Dutch trader, launched the "OPERATION CHERRY RED PROJECT" Red Cherry Project with farmers from the producing areas.

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