Introduction to the planting environment of coffee knowledge and coffee planting in El Salvador

Coffee variety

The civil war caused chaos and affected economic development, but ironically allowed the ancient coffee to be preserved, and the situation was so chaotic that coffee producers in El Salvador failed to catch up with the renewal of coffee varieties in Central and South America.

El Salvador produces 100% Arabica coffee, of which 68% is Bourbon, Coffea arabica var. Bourbon), 29% Pacas, other varieties including Pacamara,Caturra, etc.

The Pacas variety, first discovered in El Salvador in 1949, is a natural hybrid between bourbon and Catura.

The variety Pacamara, which was artificially bred by pacas and maragogipe (or maragogype), was first bred in 1958 (1954). Pacamara species is a rare artificial breeding of excellent varieties, blue is better than blue, perfectly inheriting the advantages of the mother plant, both the excellent taste of pacas species, raw bean granules also inherited the large size of malagogipe. The Pacamara species is thought to be the result of the pursuit of large Arabica species.

Coffee planting

Most of them are planted by small farmers. Grading of farmers in El Salvador: (1 htct= 105mu = 10000 square meters)

Small farmers, small producer, area less than 7.0hect

Medium-sized peasant household, medium producer, area between 7. 0-70hect

Large farmers, large producer, the area is larger than 70hect.

Farmers use traditional planting methods, with almost 100% shade planting

Republic of El Salvador, Spanish Rep ú blica de El Salvador, English the Republic of El Salvador.

It is located in Central America, bordering Guatemala and Honduras in the north, and the Pacific coastline in the west and south.

The smallest country in Central America and the most densely populated country in Central America. The land area is 21393 square kilometers, the population is 6.25 million (data 2012), and the population density is 327 people / square kilometers.

The economy is dominated by agriculture, with a per capita GDP of US $3722 in 2011. Agricultural products are mainly coffee and cotton.

The country is divided into 14 provinces, 7 of which produce coffee.

There are many volcanoes in the territory, with the name of "the country of volcanoes". The lowest elevation in the territory is 0 meters, and the highest is 2385 meters of Santa Ana active volcano.

It became a Spanish colony in 1524.

Independence from Spain in 1821.

In 1824, he joined the Union of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

In 1841, he seceded from the Union, became independent, and established a republic.