tobacco NEighbours
Due to climate change, some producers in this region face next to zero productivity. Besides dealing with the constant consequences of climate change, farmers in this region also endure a fierce crop competition with tobacco. Because tobacco needs sunshine and high density chemicals it cannot grow next to coffee, which is a long term crop, needs shade and in this case grows organically.
Asep, the leader of this family owned enterprise, detected the quality of their coffee some time ago, but who would sell it? He dreamed of making this area more independent and more focused on specialty, but life made him forget about this—momentarily. One day his luck changed. He met Adri, they interchanged ideas and started working together. So far, they’ve invested in a new specialty drying station and warehouse. The operation is not that big yet, but we believe it will steadily grow.
CULTIVARS :
Arabica.
ALTITUDE :
1,400-1,700 meters above sea level.
NOTABLE :
Since 2018, coffee production in this region declined dramatically. This family owned enterprise assiduously works to make specialty coffee a viable option in a region, while enduring a dramatic yield drop and crop competition with tobacco.
PROCESSING :
Fully washed: Coffee cherries are harvested at their ripest point, left overnight in the pulper to ferment for approximately 6 hours and finally dried on a tarp for 3 to 4 days.
Key ACHIEVEMENTS:
2022: Ontorosoh invested in four drying dooms, micro-pulping and micro-hulling machines.
2023: first international export through us.
TASTIFY™ CUPPING NOTES:
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