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A quick pick-me-up or a subtle beverage with an aroma that conjures up images of special moments shared with special people?
There's more to coffee than that. Apart from being a beautiful tree with fragrant flowers, coffee is also a culture, practically a religion to a certain elite and certainly a source of income to millions of people, rich and poor alike.
Coffee professionals around the world will find the specific information they need in this lavishly illustrated and practical work designed to answer all their questions about the coffee plant and how it is grown, harvested, processed and refined.
Specialists and experienced professionals were consulted and some 40 renowned international experts have contributed their specific knowledge and expertise to this comprehensive handbook, covering such topics as:
* Growing
* Pests, diseases, and their control
* Harvesting and processing
* Storage, shipment, quality
* The latest economical and technological aspects.
In addition, special indexes demystify such confusing data as information sources, conversion tables and other technicalities. With its 40 chapters, over 1000 pages and 900 superb illustrations, this is a universally reliable manual, providing basic guidelines and recommendations applicable everywhere, and not geared to any specific country.
There's more to coffee than that. Apart from being a beautiful tree with fragrant flowers, coffee is also a culture, practically a religion to a certain elite and certainly a source of income to millions of people, rich and poor alike.
Coffee professionals around the world will find the specific information they need in this lavishly illustrated and practical work designed to answer all their questions about the coffee plant and how it is grown, harvested, processed and refined.
Specialists and experienced professionals were consulted and some 40 renowned international experts have contributed their specific knowledge and expertise to this comprehensive handbook, covering such topics as:
* Growing
* Pests, diseases, and their control
* Harvesting and processing
* Storage, shipment, quality
* The latest economical and technological aspects.
In addition, special indexes demystify such confusing data as information sources, conversion tables and other technicalities. With its 40 chapters, over 1000 pages and 900 superb illustrations, this is a universally reliable manual, providing basic guidelines and recommendations applicable everywhere, and not geared to any specific country.
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About the Author:
Jean-Nicolas Wintgens is an agronomist who has worked throughout the coffee belt. He is now an independent consultant, previously working for Nestlé. His practical experience in the field, combined with the conviction that sustainable agriculture is the only way to secure the future of the world's coffee industry, inspired him to dedicate several years to compiling this book so as to meet the real needs of coffee professionals.
Review:
"This book is unmatched as a current information source for anyone involved in coffee production or research, from farmers to tropical agronomy students." (E-STREAMS, February 2006)
"...an excellent and welcome addition to the coffee literature." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2005)
“This comprehensive and practical book covers the cultivation, processing and sustainable production of coffee...” (Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Vol. 37 (7), 2005)
“...provides a good understanding of the technologies which have been responsible for increasing coffee yields...” (CAB Abstracts, 2005)
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- PublisherWiley-VCH
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 3527307311
- ISBN 13 9783527307319
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages1022
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