The History and Development Story of Salvadoran Coffee beans and the Flavor and Taste characteristics of Salvadoran Mocha beans

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Apaneca-Ilamatepec volcanic area

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Master Pacas Pacas family

1700 masl above sea level

Variety of Micro Mocca mocha beans

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The palate is thick and rich, with cardamom, wine and milk chocolate fragrance, which is more elegant than the previous year.

Coffee cultivation introduced to El Salvador

On January 1, 1796, some historians introduced coffee cultivation to El Salvador between 1779 and 1796. according to historical records, the first plants were found on the land of two farmers from Ahuachap á n who obtained seeds in Jutiapa Guatemala.

Crop support measures on July 7, 1846

In the middle of the next century, a number of measures were required to support the cultivation of coffee, such as a law that came into force in 1846, which stipulated that all farmers who were committed to growing coffee and owned their own land were above 5000 feet above sea level. the council can be removed from office for ten years.

Treaty signature

On July 7, 1853, another aspect of intensification of the sector was the first commercial treaty signed with the United States in 1853 and the establishment of the International Bank in 1880, in addition to the installation of telegrams for effective communication with El Salvador. The world.

Law and order

During the administration of General Gerardo Barrios on July 7, 1855, the following decree was issued: decree of February 5, 1855, entitled the allocation of land to those devoted to the cultivation of coffee, which states: "the decree of the Legislative Assembly approves the agreement of the Supreme Government to purchase the land necessary for the population and the corresponding ejidos and to use the open space around it for its services".

Crop expansion

From 1857, the cultivation expanded throughout the territory of El Salvador, starting with Avachapan and then passed on to Santa Ana and Sosonat, where it was introduced to the west of San Vicente, the mountains of Berlin and Mount Chaparastick of San Miguel.

Development and modernization

Between the 1930s and 1940s, on December 19, 1930, coffee cultivation received strong support, encouraging the planting of new coffee areas through credit policies in favour of coffee growers.

The modernization of coffee cultivation began in the 1950s, when coffee growers began to replace bourbon varieties with Arabica varieties and better use fertilizers to manage the shade of coffee plantations in different areas. Methods, using a new pruning system, start anti-erosion measures and increase the shrub population to about 2000 coffee trees per block.

The establishment of the Salvadoran Coffee Institute (ISIC) made a significant contribution to improving productivity and creating new varieties of high quality and high yield, and began to blossom and bear fruit in the 1960s.

July 7, 1950

Environmental contribution

On July 7, 1950, the prosperity of coffee cultivation came from the use of shade from pristine moist forests, and as the planting intensified, these trees were replaced by other species, mainly those of the genus Ingaz, because they had sufficient cultivation characteristics. .

Prosperity

On 4 January 1975, as a result of achievements in productivity, El Salvador became the world's fifth largest producer and fourth largest exporter in the mid-1970s, with a harvest of nearly 5 million metric tons.

The current situation

On 7 July 2016, 11 per cent of the country's territory was currently covered by forests and 7 per cent was composed of coffee plantations and cultivated shade and mountain trees. For these reasons, it is important to make people aware of the importance of coffee to the country and its consumption.