A brief introduction to the story of New Guinea coffee beans and Papua New Guinea coffee

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Qianjie-introduction to Papua New Guinea Coffee

The island of New Guinea was colonized by the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Japan, Australia and other countries from the 18th century to the 19th century. In 1961, the western half of the island became an Indonesian dependency, while the eastern half became independent from Australia in 1975, becoming the present-day "Papua New Guinea PAPUA NEW GUINEA", abbreviated as PNG.

Papua New Guinea, where most people can't even pronounce their names, is a very diverse country with more than 800 different languages and one of the least developed countries in the world. Most Highland tribes did not even come into contact with whites before 1930 because few people explored PNG, and PNG is now an area full of Western influence and aboriginal traditions.

The commercial production of coffee in Papua New Guinea began in the 20th century, the Jamaican Blue Mountain species belonging to the Ironka family was introduced from Jamaica in 1931, bourbon was introduced from Kenya in 1950, and moved to the New World and Kaddura from Brazil in 1962. Since then the quality of coffee beans has made a great leap forward.

Until the government encouraged open cultivation in the 1950s, the coffee industry grew greatly in the 1970s and 1980s and became an important product export of PNG today. At that time, most of the coffee production came from 18 large estates, which still remain in Papua New Guinea, but account for only 15% of the total production. At present, most of the coffee bean production comes from coffee produced by small farmers in their own coffee garden (garden). The coffee grown in small farmers' coffee gardens may range from dozens to hundreds, and the yield of raw coffee beans can range from 25 to 65 kilograms.

Despite the good environment, the coffee beans of Papua New Guinea currently have a low global market share of only 0.7%. Coffee is very important to Papua New Guinea and is the only cash crop in the highlands. 40 per cent or more than 2 million smallholder families in the country depend on coffee beans and are a very important source of livelihood.

Coffee beans in Papua New Guinea are mostly grown in the highlands, and the proportion of Arabica is as high as 95%. The main varieties are Tyoica, Arusha, Bourbon, Kaddura and Mundo Novo.

The coffee style of Papua New Guinea has full grains, moderate acidity, mellow and varied taste, pleasant acidity and fruit-like sweetness.

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