A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
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<strong>Limu</strong> <strong>coffee</strong> is particularly good because:<br />
- Its aroma; the taste is good compared to other areas and countries because the<br />
<strong>coffee</strong> is grown in forests. The shade trees diversity is the reas<strong>on</strong> why forest <strong>coffee</strong> is the best<br />
<strong>on</strong>e. <strong>Coffe</strong>e is by nature agroscopic; that means it looses its natural aroma and absorbs other<br />
odours surrounding it. At any place: in the forest (optimum <strong>coffee</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment because it<br />
doesn’t absorb any bad odour), farmer house, warehouse, etc… It looses its nature and<br />
absorbs its envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />
- <strong>Limu</strong> area has a lot of rainforests compared to other areas of Ethiopia, except Gore<br />
in Ilubabor z<strong>on</strong>e. There is high humidity and we have c<strong>on</strong>tinuous rains. Moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent is<br />
also getting higher in the <strong>coffee</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment and in <strong>coffee</strong> too. This is suitable for <strong>coffee</strong><br />
because it allows <strong>coffee</strong> trees (different than in Eastern Ethiopia) to keep active leaves in the<br />
period which is the dried m<strong>on</strong>ths (January and February). Leaves d<strong>on</strong>’t fall down like in<br />
Harar.”<br />
Illustrati<strong>on</strong> 44: <strong>Limu</strong> Inara Uni<strong>on</strong> office, warehouse and market group member in Dino forest of<br />
Sunxxu farmers’associati<strong>on</strong> (Bossolasco, 2009)<br />
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