Web Directory

» Atlantic Monthly: Can Coffee Drinkers Save the Rain Forest?
   Article from the Atlantic Monthly about sustainable coffee
   http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99aug/9908ecocoffee.htm

» Biological Control of Coffee Berry Borer in Organic Coffee
   Article discussing the main cultural and biological methods for controlling this pest.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/International/English/Coffee_Berry_Borer.PDF

» Coffea arabica
   Information on all aspects of coffee production and use.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Coffea_arabica.html#Cultivation

» Coffee
   Information on the cultivation of this crop in the Philippines.
   http://daweb.da.gov.ph/tips/coffee.html

» Coffee Development: From Bean to Cup
   Every step of coffee development is explained in this article, from growing coffee plants, through harvesting and processing, to the various quality checks needed before shipping roast coffee to other countries.
   http://www.hollandbymail.com/coffee/coffee_bean_to_cup.html

» Coffee Diseases and Pests
   Provides information on coffee leaf rust, coffee berry disease, bacterial blight, nematodes and leaf miners which attack this crop.
   http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/diseases.htm

» Coffee Facts
   Provides information on the coffee bean, the plant, its cultivation, roasting, processing and consumption, and also provides coffee recipes and other interesting coffee data.
   http://www.coffeefacts.com

» Coffee Farming
   Information on cultivating this crop including its botany, harvesting, extraction of the beans, processing, sorting and storing.
   http://www.rombouts.com/uk/coffee/culture.html

» Coffee Production
   This article concentrates on the harvesting and processing of the crop.
   http://www.itdg.org/docs/technical_information_service/coffee.pdf

» Coffeeresearch.org
   Information on the plants and their botany, the range of the genus, climatic requirements, and cultivation.
   http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/main.htm

» Crop Profile for Coffee in Hawaii
   General information on growing coffee in Hawaii, production methods, insect pests, diseases and weed control.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/hicoffee.pdf

» Crop Profile for Coffee in Puerto Rico
   General information on coffee production in Puerto Rico, its cultural requirements, insect, disease, weed and nematode control.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/PRcoffee.pdf

» Cultivation and Harvesting of Coffee
   Brief article on how coffee is grown.
   http://www.cafebar.co.uk/coffee_school/history_of_coffee/coffee_cultivation.aspx

» Growing Coffee with IPM
   Detailed account of integrated pest management techniques for coffee growers.
   http://www.pan-uk.org/Internat/IPMinDC/pmn9.pdf

» Harvesting Coffee Beans
   Information on coffee harvesting with details of mechanical harvesting, stripping, and picking coffee beans.
   http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/harvesting.htm

» Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign
   Information about shade grown coffee, and its benefits to the local ecology, especially birds.
   http://shadecoffee.org/shadecoffee/

» Online Shade Coffee Seminar
   Promotes shade growing over sun growing for environmental reasons.
   http://www.satglobal.com/coffe2ol.htm

» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Coffee
   Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/coffee.pdf

» R&D Plan for the Australian Coffee Industry
   Provides information on marketing issues, soil and climate, agronomy, varieties, cultivation methods and an assessment of the economics of production.
   http://www.rirdc.gov.au/RIRDC/fms//rirdc_publications/Coffee%20Industry%20Five%20Year%20Plan%202003-2008%20Text.pdf

» Soil Analysis Examples and Coffee Nutrients
   Describes the nutrient requirements of coffee, the necessity of analysing the soil and correcting any problems found, and the use of coffee hulls and pulp as fertilizer.
   http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/soil.htm

» The Coffee Plant
   Information on the cultivation of coffee, the pests and diseases that can affect the bushes and details of the two main varieties, Arabica and Robusta.
   http://www.realcoffee.co.uk/Article.asp?Cat=TreeToCup&Page=1

» The Coffee Project
   Provides information on a project in Malawi to increase coffee production including details of the growing areas, cultivation practices, varieties, processing and marketing.
   http://www.thecoffeeproject.org.uk/coffee.php