In the coffee production, we work in a strictly Agricultural Norms of organic methods: Registration CEE No. 2092/91, NOP – USDA, Bird Friendly, and Internal rules about SIC- NAKHAKI and the Defect Prevention Program (PPD) from: a) plantation, b) harvest and c) benefit. Eject by MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION.
Coffee growing in a shade canopy is a sustainable agriculture
We cultivate 100% organic coffee in a shade canopy, in a surface of 75,5 Hectares. Under norms of International Federation Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM.
We have three sub - variety of Arabic coffee trees, distributed as follows:
Sub – variety ARABIC
Percentage (%)
Creole (typical)
70
Red Caturra
30
TOTAL
100
A density cultivation change from 1.600 to 2.500 plants per hectare, and this kind of cultivation in the farm has the following description:
CHARACTERISTICS
DESCRIPTION
Shade
Each hectare in NAKHAKI has a minimum about 15 tree forest permanent species, with the presence of epifithas and bromeliads in flower.
Fitosanitary Treatment
80% of cultivations are less than 7 years; therefore we have not yet practice recepa (pillu), fugosas sickness and controlled plagues with authorized biological products.
Weeds Control
The grass cutting is made manually, just using the machete, 2 to 3 times annually.
Certifications
Organic Certification from BIOLATINA
Thus, 75,5 hectares of cultivation are free of environmental contamination.
HARVEST
The harvest of the coffee cherries is made manually. This activity stars from May to October, through the “Ayni”. The profit of the harvested in 2007 had an average of 23 quintals per hectare.
BENEFIT
The humid pre- benefit is made in individual pre-benefit plants.
CHARACTERISTICS
DESCRIPTION
Water
Intensive water conservation methods, preventing use of water stream and watertight.
Floating
Eliminating dirtiness, worm coffee grains and floating grains in clean water
Peeling
From preference, are used peeling machines made by wood or metals.
Fermenting
Using fermentation tanks, this is made by cement and wood, during 12 to 15 hours.
Washingl
The grains are washed naturally in channels of continuous arquit and wood bathes
Drying
According to our quality of parameters, we use wood tables, which guarantee good drying coffee grains, reaching to 12% grain humidity.
Over – worked and selecting
Worked in the industrial plant of El Alto, as soon as, the coffee arrives there, it is weighted in scales, separate from others coffees that do not belong to NAKHAKI, under rigorous control quality and registration. Once over – worked our grain coffees, these are chosen manually, extracting snail forms coffee with zarandas besides the descarte coffee.
Storage
The coffee is weighted and collected in certificate area for coffee, with ads that identifies, and then they are packed in jute bags for exporting