Nestle coffee expert Wu Te was awarded by Pu'er Science and Technology Association.

(Beijing, April 1, 2012) in recognition of Nestle's coffee expert Wouter De Smet of Belgium, who has made outstanding contributions to popularizing and upgrading local coffee cultivation technology and promoting the development of Pu'er coffee industry over the years, the Science and Technology Association of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, today awarded him the title of "Outstanding Science worker", the first time in the history of the title.

Hute instructs farmers in Yunnan to grow coffee

As the fifth coffee expert stationed by Nestl é in Yunnan, Hute has traveled over mountains and mountains, visited farmers and coffee bases, and traveled to many counties, townships and towns in Yunnan Province for more than seven years. He presided over the compilation of the Coffee planting Manual, which taught coffee cultivation, primary processing technology and coffee garden management training to local farmers and farmers, as well as cultivating fine varieties and strengthening awareness of coffee quality management. unremitting efforts have been made to improve the quality of coffee in the whole region. In addition, Hute also continues to try to grow coffee in a sustainable way, and actively explore to help Pu'er coffee to the world.

During the coffee bean buying season, Hute, who is busy on the front line every day, said, "this honor should belong to the entire Nestle team working hard in Yunnan, and it is an affirmation of Nestle's contribution to the Yunnan coffee industry for more than 20 years." I am very glad to be able to contribute ideas to the Pu'er municipal government to develop the coffee industry, help local farmers find a way to get rich, and support the local economic development. "

Since 1988, Nestl é has invested in the establishment of an agricultural technical support service department in Yunnan, established an experimental demonstration farm, taught high-yield and high-yield techniques such as coffee breeding and pest control, and provided and helped seedling cultivation, interest-free farming tools and other services. Thousands of local farmers and agro-technicians have been trained. The small seed coffee variety in Yunnan is the variety most suitable for local growth conditions developed by the Agricultural Service Department in cooperation with the Nestle Research and Development Center in Europe at the beginning of Nestl é's arrival in Yunnan.

In the 23 years since its arrival in Yunnan, Nestl é has always adhered to the concept of "creating shared value", especially in the areas of water, nutrition and agricultural community development, creating a win-win situation for consumers, shareholders, communities and society. At present, Nestl é has invested more than 50 million yuan to develop Yunnan's coffee industry and trained a large number of coffee farmers free of charge, helping Yunnan to become the largest producer of coffee beans in China. Nestl é's purchase volume in Pu'er is increasing year by year, and it plans to continue to expand its procurement in the next 5 years, actively supporting Pu'er coffee to go out of Pu'er and smell fragrant in the world.

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