Cherry reception and flotation sorting
This topic explains the first steps in washed coffee processing—cherry reception and flotation sorting—detailing how farmers ensure only ripe, quality cherries move forward in the process.
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Sanitation and contamination control
This topic explains the importance of sanitation in coffee processing, the risks of contamination, and the best practices used to ensure clean, consistent, and high-quality coffee.
Major pests: coffee leaf rust, berry borer
This topic introduces the two most destructive coffee pests worldwide—coffee leaf rust (CLR) and coffee berry borer (CBB)—their biology, symptoms, and management strategies.
Common physiological disorders
This topic covers the most frequent physiological (non-pathogenic) disorders in coffee plants, how they differ from diseases, their causes, and their impact on yield and bean quality.