Ask any coffee farmer in Amadeo, Cavite, about the going price of their coffee and they will answer with a frown. Josefa de la Peña, a 77-year-old coffee grower, grimaced when told that the price being offered for Amadeo coffee was P96 per kilogram as of Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

A non-government organization advocating the promotion of local coffee varieties is calling on the new government to help the domestic coffee industry. Read the rest of this entry »

AMADEO, Cavite: After watching its neighbors become global coffee heavyweights, the Philippines is taking tentative steps toward regaining its status as a formidable grower of the bean. That era, however, is a long way back for the Philippines, among the top five coffee exporters in the world in the 1880s after Spanish friars brought beans with them to their colonial outpost. Read the rest of this entry »

BAGUIO CITY – Philippine coffee is a much sought after product among Filipino-Americans in the United States, but an official of the Philippine Coffee Board (PCB) said the country has yet to produce enough to satisfy the growing demand. Read the rest of this entry »

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: In an effort to strengthen the coffee industry in the Cordillera Region considering natives here are coffee lovers, some concern sectors are pushing for its development and the need for its sustainability. Brewed coffee as they say is good source of anti-oxidants, it also warm human bodies especially now that December breeze or the “Baguio Chill” is being experienced brought about by the cold temperature (10.9 degrees in early morning and late afternoon). The popular Arabica coffee, a premium coffee characterized by its good aroma and flavor, is greatly in demand here and abroad. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – If there’s a way to help revitalize local coffee farming — considering the many solutions this can generate for farmers, their families and the economy — it can be done best through a solid and well-planned partnership with the private sector, according to Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap sees a bright future for coffee farming in the Philippines — despite the setbacks of the past two decades — and has set his sights on reviving the coffee industry. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Officers of the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. are urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday to immediately release the remaining P125 million earmarked for the development of the coffee industry. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that puts together their expertise and resources to further strengthen the country’s coffee industry. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine coffee industry is targetted to attain self sufficiency in the aromatic bean by 2015, enabling the country to save P3.5 billion from annual imports of the bean, following the agreement signed in October 2008 between the Department of Agriculture and the stakeholders in the sector. Read the rest of this entry »