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COFFEE INDUSTRY
SITUATIONER
International Situationer MAP: COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES
© copyright National Federation of Coffee
Oneof the largest traded Growers of Colombia, 1996
commodities in the world
Grown in 70 countries in the
World 60 of which are exporters
World,
Provideslivelihood for
some 100 million coffee
f
farming
i families
f i i around the
world
Declining
g yields
y and conversion of
coffee plantations to other export crops
as well as to other commercial
purposes resulted to an importation of
coffee since 1997
Arabica
Excelsa
Liberica
Robusta
Total 4,755,208
, ,
Cordillera
C dill i suitable
is i bl to Arabica
A bi coffee
ff
production:
Suitable climate and thrive best in an
altitude of 700 to 2,000
2 000 meters above
sea level
Temperature range off 17-25
1 2 oC C andd
annual rainfall of 1,500-2,000 mm
CORDILLERA ARABICA COFFEE
SITUATIONER
Most preferred variety in the local and global
market due to its distinctive taste…
taste
High acidity
Good flavor
Medium size
Good liquor quality
The region produces specialty coffee (coffee
motit / musang)
G
Generallyll grown as backyard
b k d crop
(organically grown)
Importance of Arabica Coffee to the
Cordillera
Income Generation Potential-The
green coffee beans Market is currently
at 1.4
1 4 billi
billion pesos
Employment generation potential
potential- 1
hectare-2 farm workers + 2 indirect
farm
Livelihood Potential
workers
k
Export Potential
Agroforestry farming system technology
l th
Develop
D the 40
40,000
000 h
hectares
t
expansion areas of new arabica
coffee
ff plantation
l t ti b by 2015
PROVINCE AREA
Benguet 14,000
Mountain Province 14,000
g
Ifugao 6,000
,
Kalinga 4,000
Abra 1 200
1,200
Apayao 600
Total 40,000
FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE ARABICA
COFFEE INDUSTRY