| Coffee may be the favorite stimulant of people all | | | | Essentials of a good cultivation. Coffee plants are |
| over the world, but they may not know how those | | | | cultivated on plantations, so much like those that |
| coffee beans and granules are cultivated. Some even | | | | cultivate cotton. It is however not so easy to grow a |
| think that they come out like the powdered instant | | | | coffee plant. There is a specific temperature, which will |
| drinks that we are so used to. | | | | suit cultivation About 15-24 Celsius. Fluctuations in the |
| Coffee granules actually come from the beans of a | | | | temperature can even affect the taste. |
| coffee plant. Whatever coffee drink you love, be it | | | | The soil where the coffee grows should also be well |
| plain black or those with whipped creams on top, they | | | | aerated. This is because the plants need to have a |
| all come from the same plant. Many countries grow | | | | constant supply of oxygen in the roots. |
| coffee plants in their fields. They are usually situated in | | | | Water is another important thing when it comes to |
| the regions between the tropic of Capricorn and | | | | growing coffee plants. The plantations need about |
| Cancer. Some of these regions are South and Central | | | | 1500 mm to 2000 mm of rainfall every year. If these |
| America and Middle East. Brazil is the largest producer, | | | | figures aren't reached, then irrigation needs to be |
| accounting for about 30 -35 percent of the market. | | | | instituted. |
| Columbia follows, having 12 percent market share. | | | | Some believe that altitudes also play a role in cultivating |
| There are actually two leading coffee varieties. One of | | | | the best coffee plants. Most of the best coffees in the |
| them, the Arabica makes up about 70 percent of the | | | | world are grown at over 3000 feet. This is perhaps |
| whole market in the world. This actually considered as | | | | because it takes longer for the coffee plants to |
| the best in the world... when it is good quality. | | | | mature at these level, thus flavor are developed over |
| Incompetence and poor quality control has lessened | | | | time in the seeds of the berries. |
| the appeal of the Arabica to consumers. In fact, many | | | | However, those that are produced at lower altitudes |
| are choosing Robusta, which makes up the rest of the | | | | are healthier and stronger. They are more sickness |
| 30 percent, shared with other much rare varieties. | | | | and disease-resistant compared to other coffee plants. |