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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fertilizers (urea and DAP) or chemicals (Mamba and round-up) for weeding. No synthetic<br />
products. But quality is best.” Yields are fluctuating between low yields in these organic and<br />
old trees plots and high yields that can reach 40 q/ha in trees which got stumped or in mother<br />
trees in productive years. 90% of their <strong>coffee</strong> is exported as <strong>Limu</strong>-2 for washed <strong>on</strong>e, and<br />
Jima-4 for dried <strong>on</strong>e. They d<strong>on</strong>’t pass through the ECX, and follow the third <strong>coffee</strong> supply<br />
channel: the modern plantati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong>e 94 . Washed <strong>coffee</strong> (60 kg-bags) represents 70% of Suntu<br />
State Farm producti<strong>on</strong> whereas sun dried <strong>coffee</strong> (85 kg-bags) is 30% of it 95<br />
. All farms and<br />
therefore <strong>coffee</strong> is certified by UTZ which code of c<strong>on</strong>duct is directed to medium and large<br />
scale <strong>coffee</strong> plantati<strong>on</strong>s as a package of farm-level, brand-level and financial-level tools to<br />
bring social and envir<strong>on</strong>mental performance to the mainstream <strong>coffee</strong> market (Stellmacher,<br />
2007).<br />
Illustrati<strong>on</strong> 45: Suntu state farm drying tables (cement and wood), huller and washed <strong>coffee</strong><br />
(Bossolasco, October 2009)<br />
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Refer 6.1) Presentati<strong>on</strong> of the value chain.<br />
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<strong>Coffe</strong>e is directly dried <strong>on</strong> the soil, lying <strong>on</strong> bricks. That is not recommended but is even d<strong>on</strong>e in state farms which are the<br />
leaders in terms of <strong>coffee</strong> practices.<br />
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