Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers [Hardcover]

Jean Nicolas Wintgens (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3527322868 | ISBN-13: 978-3527322862 | Publication Date: April 14, 2009 | Edition: Second, Revised Edition

Capturing the entire value creation chain, this practical guide describes methods of coffee cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage, quality assessment, and economics. It is unique in incorporating latest research on the coffee plant, its pests and diseases, as well as biotechnological methods for improved breeds. It is likewise unique in addressing the long-term sustainability of current coffee production methods, showing modern alternatives to traditional practices.

Last but not least, it is richly illustrated with more than 900 colour photographs, drawings and diagrams, resulting in the single most comprehensive practice-oriented guidebook for coffee producers, traders and researchers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

?This is a universally reliable manual, providing basic guidelines and recommendations for coffee producers, traders and researchers everywhere.? ( Caf? Culture, September 2009)

From the Back Cover

Coffee is, after wheat and sugar, the third most important food commodity - A business worth over 17 billion USD per year and employing some 125 million people worldwide. Written by the leading experts in the trade and endorsed by both the International Coffee Organisation and the Specialty Coffee Organization of America, this is the single most comprehensive, practice-oriented guidebook for coffee professionals, covering the entire value chain from grower to roaster.
Following on the success of its predecessor, this second edition now features the impact of coffee production on the environment, the botany, genetics and genomics of coffee and bean quality assessment. On 1,000 pages divided into three distinct parts, forty authors from the leading coffee-growing nations present the latest technologies applied to coffee husbandry, covering methods of coffee cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage, and economics. This scientific handbook is unique in incorporating recent research on the coffee plant, its pests and diseases, biotechnological methods for improving breeds as well as updated primary processing.

Last but not least, with more than 800 carefully selected, mainly color illustrations, 160 tables and a 100-page appendix packed with data, this is a universally reliable manual, providing basic guidelines and recommendations for coffee producers, traders and researchers everywhere.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1040 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; Second, Revised Edition edition (April 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3527322868
• ISBN-13: 978-3527322862
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 2.2 x 9.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Crop Science

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative from Farm to Cup, January 31, 2010

By 

S. Yan "Coffee M.D." (Modesto,CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers (Hardcover)

I'm a grower, exporter, seller and roaster of coffee from Jinotega, Nicaragua. When I started my farm, my goal was to own the entire supply chain from seed to cup. It was very difficult as I began this journey 4 years ago found it difficult as no one understand the entire scope of seed to cup as most people understand only a narrow segment of each aspect of the industry, such as farming, cupping, retailing, etc. This book encompasses the entire seed to farming, to processing, export, to cup and to eventually retail. It discusses aspects of ecology, sustainability, and new coffee technology. It covers the various processes of coffee horticulture and milling in different parts of the world. I was able to bring ideas from Africa to my farm in Central America. The locals initially were resistant, but seeing it in action quickly changed minds. Through this book I was able to cut my energy cost to a minimum, and also reduce my water usage to only 20 gallons a day for wet miling coffee. I only use 8 workers for a 30 hectare farm. Fertilizer costs also decreased by judicious use and understanding of nutritional needs of the coffee trees. We were able to get premium prices for our coffee as the quality drastically improved. The cup also is excellent with an average score of 80. Love to see it in a kindle. This book is heavy and stained with coffee from the various trips to Central America.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to any coffee library, November 15, 2009

By 

Shawn R. Steiman "doctor coffee" (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers (Hardcover)

No other coffee book has as much breadth as this one. Moreover, the information is current and most of the chapters are written by respected coffee scientists. I use this coffee book more than any other on my shelf!

Even though the book was designed as a practical guide for coffee growers, the average individual interested in coffee will likely find many chapters useful and interesting. Yes, it is expensive but it is worth it!

5.0 out of 5 stars THE reference book for serious coffee industry participants, June 7, 2011

By 

CSF (Melbourne Coffee Importer) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders, and Researchers (Hardcover)

As the title suggests, Wintgens has aggregated a large part of everything worth knowing in coffee growing, processing and production. Comprehensive and still current today, this book is a must have for any coffee industry participant involved in farming, milling, exporting, importing or roasting. It is even useful to cafe owners and baristas - especially if you are in the specialty coffee segment of the industry. It may be a relatively expensive book compared to a paperback novel, but if you're serious about coffee then it's an investment that you won't regret.