WANT TO PLANT SOME COFFEE?

April 16, 2018

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

BENGUET joins pick red campaign

January 1, 2015

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

PICK RED for good coffee is Step One

January 1, 2015

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

COFFEE ORIGINS to be held in Davao this October

August 3, 2014

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 joins Thaifex 2014

April 28, 2014

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