Methods of Coffee Harvesting
The two methods of harvesting coffee are selective harvesting and strip harvesting. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Selective Harvesting Selective harvesting is the picking of only ripe coffee fruit by…
How is coffee harvested?
Two harvesting systems are used most widely in coffee growing: Picking: Coffee picking is a totally manual harvesting process in which the ripe cherries are selected and picked one by…
A machine that could transform coffee harvesting
A hand-held coffee bean plucking machine is being actively marketed in the current harvesting season. The machine is expected to prevent disruption in the fruit picking process due to…
HARVESTING THE COFFEE BERRIES
Good coffee beans can be sold at a good price:- Bad coffee beans cannot be sold at a good price. If you want to earn a lot of money, you must sell good coffee beans. To get good coffee beans, you must harvest the berries properly. Do not pick all the berries at the same time. Pick only berries that are quite ripe: those which are red. Leave on the tree any berries that are not ripe, that are still a little green. Pick the remaining berries when they are ripe. You should harvest three or four times a year. W