Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, country: The third largest island country in the world. It is located in the Pacific Ocean and is considered as part of the Australian continent. It comprises
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Papua New Guinea, country: The third largest island country in the world. It is located in the Pacific Ocean and is considered as part of the Australian continent. It comprises
Parchment coffee, noun (also café pergamino): Indicates the green coffee after it’s been pulped and/or the beans after fermentation when it is only covered by a yellow parchment skin and
Peaberry, noun (also caracoli): A special, round form of the coffee bean. It occurs when only one bean grows in a coffee berry instead of two. They are considered particularly
Peeling, verb: Refers to the removal of the parchment skin and and the slivery skin in green coffee after drying.
PEFC™ certification, international, The “Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes” is a transparent and independent system for ensuring sustainable forest management, including for paper. Also enables smaller forestry
Peru, county: Located in western South America. It borders Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producing country. Coffee is the most important agricultural export product, with 98% of coffee here cultivated
Picking, noun (also called selective picking or hand picking): Harvesting exclusively ripe, red coffee berries by hand. (see also: organic cultivation and harvest process)
Plant sociology, noun: Term used to describe the “biocenosis” of various plants. In the context of coffee cultivation, it means planting crops and shade trees between the coffee trees.
Polishing, verb: Refers to the removal of the parchment skin and/or silvery skin on green coffee.
Precipitation, noun: Criterion for coffee cultivation and quality of the beans. Coffee plants thrive best at a precipitation of approximately 60 to 80 inches of rain per year. Papua New
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