Expert Good Coffee Harvest
Courtesy La Prensa
The coffee harvest this year will be early " because the blooms from February to April are striking because of the good rains that have occurred in the area," explains Fernando Sánchez , sales promoter Atlantic Association. Pablo González , producer in the region The Vejuco , municipality of San José de los Auctions , said that the rains have helped because " when the plant is already blooming and it rains, the hits " . Don Pablo has five apples planted with coffee, which he sold in the previous harvest 14 quintals and this waiting get much more volume.
According to the Atlantic Association , last year acopiaron 12,500 quintals of parchment, and contribute 25 per cent stake in the national and regional market. The Cooperative Tierra Nueva, has an ongoing renovation project of 652 acres of coffee, in the areas of Santa Lucia, San José de los Auctions and Boaco, because
"people were harvesting coffee, but coffee was over 20 years, was a little exhausted and coffee management practices , "said Ramiro Espinoza, responsible for certification. In the 2014-2015 crop is produced 16,000 quintals of coffee and renovation work expected to reach 25 million pounds, Espinoza added. The renovation is accompanied with technical assistance and a new production of organic fertilizer , they will allow producers to obtain supplies of the raw material that is needed to ensure high performance in coffee production in the area.
