Mocha Coffee Matari

TYPE OF COFFEE:

Arabica.

VARIETY:

Matari – Shobroqi.

COMPOSITION:

One Variety.

TRADE MARK

Mocha Coffee Matari.

TREE SHAPE:

Pyramidal shape, small size.

TREE HEIGHT:

3 -5 m.

AGRICULTURE AREA:

Bani Matter, Sana’a governorate.

SITES:

15.1666°N 44.08333°E̊.

ALTITUDE:

2000 – 2400 m.a.s.l.

SHADING SYSTEM:

10%.

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

200 – 300mm/year.

SOURCE OF COLLECTION:

Supreme farms of Saieh, Othar, Alzubairat, Nahdan, Hedar, Muslem, Wadi Nasim, Saium, Buqlan, Bait Faqieh, Alhad,Megrash, Mawqif and Aldar.

HARVESTING AREA :

68.5 Ha.

PRODUCERS DEALING WITH

98 Farmer.

HOUSHOLDS NUMBER:

81

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

7

AVERAGE HOLDING:

1000 trees.

% OF INCOME FROM COFFEE

70 – 80

POVERTY PERCENTAGE:

60 %

TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AREA:

Mountainous terraces, intermountain and valleys

SOIL:

Sandi – Loam, with a pH around 8.

FERTILIZATION:

Composted animal manure and composted leaves of nearby forest trees, especially Acacia sp.

IRRIGATION:

Rain. Springs, wells, Caravans and Spate irrigation

WEEDING AND SOIL TURNING:

Manually or animal-drawn done

PEST CONTROL:

Traditional means such as smoking with dry woods of Ficus salicfolia

TREE DENSITY:

1000 – 5000 tree/ hectare

HARVESTING PERIOD

October – March

PICKING:

Manual picking (men and women)

DRYING:

Rooftop and raised bed sun draying (men and women),

HULLING:

Dry Mill Machines

SORTING:

Manual

GRADING:

By Machines

PROCESSING:

Dry Mill Machines,

PRODUCT FEATURES :

Organic High quality green coffee bean (Specialty coffee)