El Japón - Colombia North 2009 Verified listing

Overview

Raul Efredy produce coffee in this farm approximately 18 years ago, he also dedicates his labors to the cattle. For the Cup of Excellence competition he put coffee from another farm “Buenos Aires” that is located in the same village. He is happily married, he has two daughters, and this family is the support and the motivation of his work and his life. He feels very proud and happy of being a coffee farmer, with the compromise of working for the high quality coffee. Care of the Environment For the protection of the environment, where all of the residual water from the coffee process is filtered later, he is also taking care of the forest and of the streams and the water resources that cruse the farm. He has implemented the “Good agriculture Practices” in his farm. Process

FERTILIZATION:

Applications of chemical fertilizer.

DISEASES AND PLAGUES CONTROL:

For “la broca“ they use cultural practices in the picking like RE-RE (Repaso de Recoleccion) Harvesting Review. HARVEST CYLE: Semester A 20% and Semester B 80% SYSTEM PROCESS: Traditional – Washed

Other Statistics

Annual Production: N/A (70kg bags)
Soil Type: Sandy Soil
Annual Precipitation: 1500 mm Shade: Semi-shade 50%
Water Source: Natural Water Permanent Workers: 1 Temporary Workers: 15