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History

Nicaragua began growing coffee in the late 1800s, but it was not until the mid-19th century that the crop became an important export: increased global demand (especially from North America) and reduced supply from the Pacific islands led to the steady development of the Nicaraguan coffee market, around this period, the first large plantations appeared in Managua, covering Jinotepe and Matagalpa. Genotega and New Segovia. The Nicaraguan government encourages European immigrants from Italy and Germany to buy land to buy coffee, most of which is controlled by white landowners until land is redistributed to produce small plots of land (usually less than 5 hectares). They often use local labour to exploit the land. Low wages and poor conditions.

Although its neighbours Costa Rica, El Salvador and even Guatemala began to become the origin of specialty coffee in the 1980s, Nicaragua's political and economic turmoil during the long Nicaraguan revolution (circa 1974-1990), as well as the destruction of hurricane Mitch in 1998, was one of the factors that separated the country from special concerns. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, the division of larger estates into small plots of land caused some confusion and disconnect between the agricultural sectors. The domestic work of the United States Agency for International Development and Fair Trade has helped to unify small producers into cooperatives and grower societies.

Nicaraguan coffee has traditionally been grown with excellent varieties, such as Typica,Bourbon,Caturra,Maragogype and other classic varieties, but at low elevations (800,900 masl), remote areas of small farms and the struggle against coffee leaves over the past decade, rust remains an obstacle to the country's clear and precious single-source identity. Nicaragua, the largest country in Central America, continues to maintain its reputation as the origin of coffee, but crops remain the most important, with exports exceeding US $1.2 billion, and about 15 per cent of the country's labour force is involved in the coffee sector.

Nicaragua mainly provides sources of full-container fair trade and organically certified coffee, but in recent years, we have been exploring different partnerships to seek more professional coffee from various producers or groups. even investigate the possibility of micro-batches. With the increase in altitude and the increasing interest of manufacturers in high-quality varieties and experimental processing, we see great potential in New Segovia.

Brief introduction of producer

Population involved in coffee-44000 producers

The average farm area is-1mi 14 hectares.

Bags exported each year-2.3 million bags (2016ax 2017)

Brief introduction of Nicaraguan Coffee

Planting area-Jinotega,Matagalpa,Nueva Segovia

Common varieties-bourbon, Catuai,Catimor,Caturra,Maracaturra,Maragogype

Treatment method-washed, some occasionally choose other treatment

Country-specific classification-SHG (strict planting), HG (strict planting)

Bag size-69kg

Harvest time-October to March

Typical arrival-April to July