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Coffee - Sustainable Farming Handbook |
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CMS has published a Coffee Handbook "COFFEE - Sustainable Farming Handbook". This book covers all aspects of Coffee Farming from planting to financial management and is ideal for all Coffee Farmers with more emphasis for small holders producers. To order your copy send us an email at
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. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Coffee - Sustainable Farming HandBook 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 ESTABLISHMENT - 2.1 The Nursery
- 2.2 Field Planting
3.0 PRUNING - 3.1 Why prune?
- 3.2 First Pruning
- 3.3 Main pruning
- 3.4 Handling
- 3.5 The Art of Pruning
- 3.6 Conversion
4.0 WEED CONTROL - 4.1 Mechanical methods
- 4.2 Herbicides
- 4.3 Cultural methods
- 4.4 Weed control in young coffee
5.0 NUTRITION AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT - 5.1 Soil sampling
- 5.2 Leaf sampling
- 5.3 What are the crucial nutrients and application rates
- 5.4 General guidelines for fertilizer application
6.0 COFFEE DISEASES - 6.1 Coffee Berry Disease (CBD)
- 6.2 Coffee Leaf Rust
- 6.3 Control of CBD and Leaf Rust
- 6.4 Important aspects in effective spray
7.0 MAJOR COFFEE PESTS - 7.1 Scale Pests
- 7.2 Antestia Bug
- 7.3 Capsid bug
- 7.4 Giant Looper
- 7.5 Yellow Headed Borer
- 7.6 Yellow Tea Mite
8.0 MULCHING 9.0 IRRIGATION 10.0 COFFEE HARVESTING AND PROCESSING - 10.1 Harvesting
- 10.2 Cherry Sorting
- 10.3 Processing
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