In recent times, the human-animal conflict has spilled over into shade coffee with elephants, deer, Gaur, and other species of wildlife freely roaming inside shade coffee. At times, some of this wildlife, have selected coffee plantations as their permanent sanctuary. We have selected the sloth bear for this article because it is listed as Vulnerable […]

There is no denying the fact that Coffee soils in India are rich in nitrogen, but the paradox is that most of it is in the unavailable form. Second, Nitrogen is the most imperative element for proper plant growth and development of the coffee bush. Third, nitrogen plays a pivotal role in significantly increasing and […]

Having born to the Pais family of Coffee farming in Siddapur, Little did I know that Coffee can be grown in Brisbane, I had information through the web sites that there were Coffee farms in parts of Brisbane that was climatically correct to grow, I wanted to find out how I could grow Coffee through […]

Buying a cup of coffee at a well-known branded outlet is no longer an affordable purchase. A 16 ounce coffee can cost between $2-$5 USD/AUD. It is sometimes alarming that the person who purchases the coffee is unaware what goes into making that coffee. I understand that not everyone is aware of the coffee process, […]

Everything changes. People aren’t always happy with change but it happens whether we like it or not. It’s kind of a survival instinct to be afraid of change because change isn’t always safe. When something new comes along it might be good, it might be bad, we just don’t know for sure until we have […]

Worldwide, almost all coffee producing Nations grow coffee on the steep slopes of mountains. This is especially true of shade grown Indian coffee. These coffee mountains are often exposed to high velocity winds and also torrential downpours which result in the leaching of precious nutrients. Depending on the average rainfall, in a specific agro climatic […]