Monthly Archives: August 2024

Beyond the Bean: The Impact of Processing on Coffee Flavor

August 8, 2024

While coffee lovers often focus on bean variety and origin, did you know that there’s another factor that dramatically influences a coffee’s taste? Coffee processing, the transformation of cherry into bean, is a critical step in determining a coffee’s final flavor. From the sun-dried simplicity of natural processing to the meticulous washing and fermentation of… Read More

Government urged to fast-track coffee, coconut intercropping

August 6, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — The government should prioritize intercropping coffee with coconut in at least 144,000 hectares of land in the CALABARZON region to achieve sufficiency in coffee under its program bankrolled by the coconut levy trust fund, industry groups said. The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) said the country would become self-sufficient… Read More