85.52
Farm:
San Francisco Dipilto, Nueva Segovia I bought my land 2 years ago and it was in poor condition. I am also the owner of another farm which was inherited by my parents and it is the one where all my siblings were brought up. The coffee harvest begins in January and ends in March, the water that is used from a spring within the farm. Natural shade is provided by musacas, ingas and erytrina trees. Fertilization is organic and some chemical. Due to the economic crisis he has diminished the amount of employees that pick the coffee.
Number of employees in farm: 12 permanent 70 temporary during harvesting
Altitude: 1250 above sea level
| Rank | 16 |
|---|---|
| Farm Name | La Sorpresa |
| Farmer/Rep. | Justo Pastor Montesino |
| Altitude | 1700 |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Year | 2008 |
| Size (30kg boxes) | 15 |
| City | Dipilto |
| Region | Nueva Segovia |
| Program | Nicaragua 2008 |
| Month | - |
| Processing system | Sun |
| Variety | Caturra |
| Coffee Growing Area | 27 |
| Farm Size | 27 |
| High bid | 4.75 |
| Total value | 10838.48 |
| High bidders | Russian Coffee Company Ltd |