Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers

Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers

 
Capturing the entire value creation chain, this practical guide describes methods of coffee cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage, quality assessment, and economics. It is unique in incorporating latest research on the coffee plant, its pests and diseases, as well as biotechnological methods for improved breeds. It is likewise unique in addressing the long-term sustainability of current coffee production methods, showing modern alternatives to traditional practices.
Last but not least, it is richly illustrated with more than 900 colour photographs, drawings and diagrams, resulting in the single most comprehensive practice-oriented guidebook for coffee producers, traders and researchers.
 
Table of Contents
GROWING
The Coffee Plant
Botany and Genetics of Coffee
Coffee Selection and Breeding
Biotechnologies Applied to Coffee
Environmental Factors Suitable for Coffee Cultivation
Establishing a Coffee Plantation
Crop Maintenance
Organic Matter and Biological Fertility in Coffee Soils
Sustainable Coffee Production
Shade Management and Its Effect on Coffee Growth and Quality
PESTS & DISEASES
Coffee Pests in Africa and in the Asia-Pacific Region
Nematodes in Coffee
Coffee Diseases
Spraying Equipment for Coffee
Quarantine for Coffee
HARVESTING & PROCESSING
Yield Estimation and Harvest Period
Harvesting and Green Coffee Processing
Ecological Processing of Coffee and Use of Byproducts
STORAGE, SHIPMENT, QUALITY
Green Coffee Storage
Shipment of Green Coffee
Green Coffee Defects
Coffee Bean Quality Assessment
ECONOMICS
Economic Aspects of Coffee Production
Technology Transfer
APPENDIX: DATA AND INFORMATION SOURCES
Units and Conversion Tables
Information Sources
Data on Coffee
Acronyms and Technical Terms