I planted my first coffee tree back in 1999 in a farm lent to us by a religious order somewhere in Tagaytay. But sadly, that property was taken over by urbanization and my tree was part of the sale. Then my next experiment was in Lucban, Quezon where we planted row upon row of Robusta… Read More
This January, the Philippine Coffee Board Inc.(PCBI) with the cooperation of Peace and Equity Foundation and Landbank of the Philippines will trek to Benguet to kick off its 2015 PICK RED campaign. Designed to simply show farmers the importance of waiting for coffee fruits to ripen for better coffee quality (and price), PICK RED is… Read More
It may surprise you to know that even if Batangas and Cavite are coffee strongholds, many of the farmers are aging and are passing on their harvesting chores to hired hands usually from other non coffee-producing towns. We see this happening in our very own Amadeo, Cavite where red and GREEN coffee fruits can be… Read More
For the first time in 12 years, COFFEE ORIGINS, the annual celebration of Philippine coffee will be held in Davao’s ABREEZA MALL from October 13-17, 2014. Exhibitors from among coffee farmers, roasters and processors from all over Mindanao are welcome to join . Please call Gladys at 09088831218 or email us at admin.pcbi@gmail.com Also, the… Read More
Philippine Coffee Board will again join THAIFEX in Bangkok, Thailand from May 21-25. Philippine Arabicas will be available for sampling and for sale in green beans and roasted samples. Please contact us for details : admin.pcbi@gmail.com