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Colombia Manos Juntas Micromill

Colombia Manos Juntas Micromill

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Importer: CMG

Trader: Cafe Imports

Країна: Colombia

Регіон: Cauca

Різновид: Colombia, F6

Висота: 1950 – 2100

Обробка: Natural

 

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Manos Juntas is a micromill in Sotara area of Colombia’s Cauca region, operated
and managed by our exporting partners at Banexport. The entire concept of this
micromill is based on simplifying tasks and responsibilities, for both producers and
Banexport.
This particular offering was first purchased in its cherry form when delivered to the
mill by eight local producers, on the day of harvest. Upon arrival, the Brix and pH
were recorded, and the cherries are placed in large hermetic tanks for a five-daylong anaerobic fermentation. After this, the cherries are taken to raised beds under
a parabolic dryer to begin their 30-day process of slowly drying.
Once dried, the coffee is cupped and samples are sent to Cafe Imports. They are
then approved, milled, and shipped.
Banexport believes that when it comes to a breakdown in factors that contribute to
quality:

• 50% is determined by crop production (fertilization, pruning, and proper
harvest of cherries)

• 50% is determined by post-harvest processing (fermentation, pulping, drying and storage) Based on this understanding, Banexport decided to establish Manos Juntas Micromill, in which they purchase cherries from producers and manage the processing, drying, and storage themselves. This model allows producers to focus on healthy production of specialty coffee, while the meticulous work of sorting, processing, drying, and storing is managed by Banexport’s team. Key takeaways about this program: 1. Producers deliver and sell coffee in cherry form to Banexport, by total weight. The riper the cherry, the heavier it is. This encourages better harvest practice that directly correlates to higher quality. 2. Producers get paid upfront for their coffee, typically producers have to wait 35 to 40 days for coffee to dry before selling it. 3. Banexport guarantees to pay producers a fixed price well above the market value for these cherries. 4. Producers involved are from surrounding farms. This means they need only to travel a short distance to deliver coffee, as opposed to driving many kilometers into town. 5. Coffee infrastructure, like drying beds, fermentation tanks, and depulpers, can be very expensive to purchase and maintain. With this model, farmers can forgo all of this hassle and focus on maintaining healthy trees.

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