A total of 18 people representing organizations and companies from Cusco, Puno, Huanuco, Pasco, Amazonas, San Martin, and Cajamarca regions currently undergo a Specialty Coffee tasters training, Peru's Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) informed Wednesday.
PromPeru implemented the program three years ago in order to reinforce the competitive capacities of
coffee producers and improve negotiations with
foreign buyers.
Said program started on July 23 and will end in January 2019 with a total of 240 hours. Each participant will be granted a Q Grader certificate by the CQI.
"A coffee taster helps implement a common language for quality, providing an extremely valuable feedback to producers, thus contributing to identifying and differentiating quality coffees in the best way possible," PromPeru Export Manager Luis Torres informed.
Specialty Coffees
Specialty Coffee demand is increasing each year due to stricter quality requirements from consumers.
Thanks to the support of the public and private sectors, Peru could become the first country to export
Specialty Coffees, PromPeru forecast.
"Specialty Coffee" is distinguished by its origin, variety, and the consistency of its sensorial as well as physical properties, plus cultural practices. In order to be part of this category, beans should also be graded 80 points or above by SCAA.
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