Abstract Coffee Farming
Abstract Coffee Farming
Abstract Coffee Farming
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ABSTRACT
Coffee, the world’s most widely traded tropical agricultural commodity, produced in
about 80 tropical countries, with an estimated 125 million people depending on it for their
livelihoods. The economics of coffee production has changed in recent years, resources are
being lost at a rapid pace due to varied threats, such as human population pressures, leading
to conversion of land to agriculture, deforestation, and land degradation; climate change,
leading to increased incidence of pests and diseases, higher incidence of drought, and
unpredictable rainfall patterns; with prices on the international market declining and the cost
of inputs increasing. At the same time, the demand for specialty coffee is at an all-time high.
Known as "The Coffee Capital of the Philippines", Amadeo, Cavite has been
harnessing the potential of its agricultural lands with the use of new technology and modern
methods. The project aims to promote the town's sustainable coffee industry and support the
local tree growers. This includes engaging tourists who are coffee enthusiasts to coffee farms
as another platform for coffee appreciation.
With the proposed facility, it will showcase the country’s ability in coffee production
placing the Philippines on the global tourism map. Attention should be paid to improving the
quality of coffee production by engaging in sustainable, environmentally friendly cultivation
practices and environment, which ultimately can claim higher net returns. Turning coffee
farms into a tourism destination will not only enhance the country’s global competitiveness
but it will also address income issues of struggling coffee farmers.