Barista champion Vanessa Caceres reveals how to make latte art MATERIALS: espresso machine fresh milk (cold) coffee (medium to dark roast) barista pitcher (with a narrow spout) barista latte art pen MATERIALS: Steam the milk at 150-160°F using an espresso machine to make a microfoam (also known as wet foam because of its… Read More
After a series of trainings held in Davao and in Manila, the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) along with the Coffee Quality Institute(CQI), has announced the contest everyone waits for in coffee producing countries. Dubbed Kape Pilipino (KP), it is the first national coffee quality competition to determine who produces the highest quality coffee in… Read More
New listing so farmers earn double just by protecting the variety The coffee variety, ARABICA, is now officially in the Slow Food’s Ark of Taste as the number of trees in Benguet continue to dwindle. Many reasons contribute to its declining population, such as climate change, coupled with the diminishing interest of the younger generation to… Read More
The PCBI is part of the list! 6. Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. Despite the fact that Filipino coffee is yet to take to the international stage, this non-profit makes it to #5 because of its drive to take care of its national education. The PCBI provides the key for coffee farmers to overcome traditional coffee… Read More
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UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF UPS AND USAID-ACTI, FIVE COUNTRIES IN THE ASEAN SENT THEIR BEST WOMEN COFFEE ENTREPRENEURS—farmers, processors and retailers—to visit various coffee destinations in Cavite and in Makati City. The women visited the National Coffee Research Center in Indang, Cavite to see new technologies and the vast collection of coffee varieties the… Read More
PCBI’s Dr. Alejandro Mojica reveals how it’s done—the right way. 1. ACQUISITION OF QUALITY PLANTING MATERIALS At the right age (should have 6-8 pairs of leaves; more or less 1 year in the nursery from the time it was sown) Hardened (placed under the sun 1 – 2 months before planting in the field)… Read More
PRINCESS KUMALAH SUG-ELARDO has been the poster lady of coffee in ARMM since she organized her cooperative, the People’s Alliance For Progress Multi Purpose Cooperative (PAP-MPC) in 2009. It started with a small capital of P170,000. The coop now counts about P15 Million in assets. That’s almost 1,000% in growth! Since 2012, when the… Read More
Who: ACDI/VOCA through the Mindanao Productivity in Agriculture Commerce & Trade (MinPACT) Project, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded project. What: Is seeking grant applications from interested Mindanao coffee, cacao, and coconut organizations and enterprises to improve and strengthen their post-harvest handling and processing equipment and systems. When: The Request for Application (RFA) package is available… Read More