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Coffee Farming Handbook: Agronomy, Processing, and Global Markets from Seed to Cup: A Comprehensive Guide

by Alice Schwartz , Rafael Monteverde , Lilly Van Der Post
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798245471471
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 346
  • Original Price: GBP 23.44
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 463 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Techniques

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Coffee is one of the world's most traded agricultural commodities, a complex global system spanning botany, climate, soil chemistry, rural labor, processing technology, logistics, and international finance. For producers, roasters, and investors, competitive advantage rarely comes from taste alone. It arises from agronomic precision, post-harvest strategy, and a clear understanding of how commodity markets price risk and quality across the value chain.

The Coffee Farming Handbook is a comprehensive field manual that bridges modern agronomy with the realities of global trade. Readers will learn how coffee grows, how farms are designed, how microclimate and soil composition shape yield and cup profile, and how variety selection impacts disease resistance, productivity, and pricing power. The book covers each phase of the agricultural lifecycle - from nursery propagation and pruning regimes, to fertilization and irrigation, to integrated pest and disease management.

Post-harvest processing receives in-depth treatment, including washed, honey, and natural processes; anaerobic fermentation; drying technologies; storage conditions; and how these decisions alter sensory characteristics, defect rates, and value. The handbook also examines cooperative structures, certification programs, farm economics, cost modeling, and how coffee moves through international markets, from origin to roaster to retail.

Whether you are a grower seeking higher yields, a roaster evaluating sourcing strategy, or an investor entering agricultural commodities, this handbook offers the technical, operational, and financial literacy needed to participate intelligently in the modern coffee ecosystem.

Key Topics Include:
- Coffee botany, cultivars, and varietal selection
- Soil science, climate, and farm agro-ecology
- Propagation, planting, pruning, and fertilization
- Pests, diseases, and integrated management systems
- Wet, dry, honey, and experimental processing
- Drying, storage, and defect control
- Cooperative models and certification schemes
- Farm economics, labor, and cost-structure modeling
- Commodity markets, futures pricing, and global trade flows
- Sensory quality, roasting interface, and market positioning

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