14/09/2022
La pura vida de los Puros y Cafe Organico y Fair trade .
By Kurt
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Yet Mexico also has one of the most important places in the production of coffee in the world, it is a country that produces high quality beans. Thus Mexico is the 6th largest coffee producer in America, behind in particular Colombia, Mexico or Peru, and the 11th largest coffee producing country in the world.
Notably known for its light-bodied beans and crisp taste, Mexican coffee is highly regarded among coffee lovers across America. It is a little-known café but which nevertheless has a lot to show you.
canephora robusta: the most recognized variety of the species, especially present in Africa (Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Uganda) and in Asia (Indonesia, India).
canephora Kouillou: smaller fruits and grains (Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Madagascar)
How to differentiate them?
Once roasted, the film that veins the arabica bean in the middle is whiter than in the robusta.
The tastes as well as the prices are different (3 times more expensive for arabica).
Once ground, it is impossible to tell them apart. Only tests on the chemical composition allow this.
In packets, coffees indicated as 100% arabica are subject to strict compliance with the percentage.
Coffee and fair trade
Coffee is the world's second largest commodity market after oil. It is estimated to have generated between $7 billion and $12 billion in revenue. Small producers are faced with this global market and the major economic challenges it represents. For some countries, such as Burundi or Uganda, it is an essential source of foreign currency (70% of the value of exports). Since the collapse of prices in the late 1990s, small producers have suffered serious financial problems and can barely meet their basic needs. Moreover, their dependence on intermediaries who buy coffee from them at very low prices and their inability to develop their operations (geographical situation, small surface area, fragile ecosystem) only worsen their situation. This is why initiatives have been taken by certain associations (Max Haveelar) for these producers to unite in order to regain a minimum of income and dignity. Producer cooperatives have been created to guarantee their social integration and increased security in the long term. From now on, thanks to these equitable associations, concrete results are maintained on the spot with an increase in the standard of living (increase in income, access to care, access to education, construction of permanent housing) autonomy and strengthening of organizations (creation of credit unions, improvement of infrastructure, increased bargaining power with buyers .