THE coffee farming and post-harvest coffee processing course will be conducted on 26-30 January in Pyin Oo Lwin.
The course will cover coffee processing for developing high-quality coffee, studying ideal growing and soil conditions for coffee plants, coffee species, selecting species based on land conditions, nursing coffee plants from seed and propagating them from cuttings, control of pests in coffee crops, and sustainable coffee farming practices.
Additionally, systematic coffee harvesting and crushing coffee seeds, dried natural process, fully washed process, honey process, wet coffee fermentation, waterless coffee fermentation, anaerobic fermentation, natural fermentation, yeast coffee fermentation, storing coffee seeds at the right temperature and humidity, know-hows of speciality coffee production and maintaining quality.
Trainers are Daw Mee Mee Myint (retired Deputy Director) from the Coffee Research and Technology Dissemination Centre in PyinOoLwin, U Maung Maung Min Zin, Q Arabica Grader - CQI (Coffee Quality Institute), Q Processing Professional - CQI (Coffee Quality Institute), Rio Grande Coffee Roasters & Flavour Specialty Coffee Shop (Founder) and Daw Nge Nge Khin, SCA Brewing, Barista, Sensory, Green Coffee Profession, and Q Grader.
The course fee is K950,000, and interested individuals can contact 09 250848637 and email riograndecoffeemyanmar@ gmail.com. — NN/KK
