A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD

When the pilot project was started, the price of arabica produced by the farmers was
very low: US$ 80 cents per kg of unsorted green coffee at the farmer gate. In 2008, the price
at farmer gate was about US$ 310 cents per kg of unsorted green coffee.
This sub section laid on Mawardi works.
Other single-origin coffees to be quoted because they now embody reputation through
different strategies are:
The Jamaican Blue Mountain which has been registered as a certification mark in the
USA in 1986 is produced in legally defined area and is processed by four mills. This coffee
earns one of the highest premiums.
The 100% Kona coffee is a certification mark registered in the USA by the
Department of Agriculture of the state of Hawaii.
The Juan Valdez and café de Colombia : The Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros which
is a non profit association representing Colombia’s coffee farmers programmed directed at
maintaining quality standards for coffee exports. This was achieved through the designation
of 86 Designated Coffee Growing Regions. They were precursor and launched an
international campaign that focussed on single origin coffee through developing the brands of
Juan Valdez and Café de Colombia.
Association of Genuine Antiguan Coffee Producers: The association developed the
Genuine Antigua mark as means of identifying and distinguishing single-origin coffee. Using
the French wine appellation system as a template the aim was to develop a coffee
classification system using various pedoclimatic variables.
Brazil also developed its strategy and implemented the Cerrado coffee geographical
indication.
Ethiopia opted for the trade marking system.
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