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Travel report on the coffee tour in Sumatra

Motivation and preparation For about 3 years now, I have been the owner of a portafilter machine with an accompanying grinder. As it is my first portafilter, I first had to familiarise myself with the art of coffee preparation. At…

Orang Utan Coffee: Gender Impact Story

Women’s empowerment is a key objective of development policy (Alkire et al. 2012). Women’s full participation in public, economic and political life is recognized as necessary condition for gender equity and justice, as well as a driver of broad-based development…

Green coffee quality

Evaluation of green coffee grade 1 Arabica With a sample of 350g a physical analysis starts as follows: First the humidity and density of the coffee is measured, the humidity of imported green coffee is meant to be between 10-12%.…

Pak Rusli (Mekar Indah)

After a long time, finally in October this year, a trip to Sumatra took place, and Regina was able to have a few conversations with the farmers. You can read the first of three here. Chairman of the Growers’ Group Mekar Indah.…