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LOTE# 1 Farm: Maria Producer: MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINES MORAZAN
Name and Location of Farm:
The Farm Maria is located the community of Las Nubes, Dipilto municipality about 31 km from the head of department (Ocotal) with a height of 1.310 meters over sea level. This property is has a shade management system do not apply chemicals to the soil and conserves water resources, also has also a forest reserve and is situated on the fringe where broadleaved forest starts reserve Dipilto-Jalapa.
Tell us the story of your Farm:
I acquired the farm through a purchase Dona Berta Somarriba 30 years ago, all we had was grass seed, then there was war in the region. Later I began to grow coffee in 1996 with an area of 5 acres all coffee. I am currently harvesting a quantity of 100 quintals, with the varieties of caturra, mara and catuai.
Family Generations:
The family consists of 6 members, 4 children age 10 years old, 21 year old and 32 years old
What is your secret for winning the competition?
1 - First the good quality coffee 2 - Good agricultural practices (cutting and Wet) 3 Picking and wash the coffee at time
How do you feel to be a winner?
I feel fortunate to have won a prize to keep producing the best coffee of Dipilto and achieve the goals we set every year to continue to improve production practices of a specialty coffee produced with much enthusiasm to the final consumer.
What do you think of the Cup of Excellence?
1 - Is a benefit to the producer 2 - Motivates the producer and the market know the quality of our coffee. 3 - Assist the producers economy LOTE# 1 Farm: LA GUADALUPANA Producer: NAPOLEON TERCERO GOMEZ.
Name and Location of Farm:
The Farm La Guadalupana is located in the community of Las Nubes, Dipilto municipality, about 33 km from the head of department (Ocotal) with a height of 1350 meters above sea level in the range Dipilto-Jalapa inboard of a protected by a number of species of animals like squirrels, deer, etc. Tell us the story of your farm: Farm La Guadalupana was purchased from the Development Bank in 1992. Then was only grass, picking the first harvest in 1998. In this time I had 10 acres and now I have 25 acres with a production of 320 quintals of variety Maracaturra. Family generations: The family consists of 10 members, all relatives I have no children but we all work the farm.
What is your secret for winning the competition?
1 - First, the secret is good quality of coffee 2 - picking the best coffee 3 Picking and wash the coffee at time 4 Wet mill and bagging at time.
How do you feel to be a winner?
Thank God I feel good and proud to represent the coffee of Nueva Segovia nationally and internationally.
What do you think of the Cup of Excellence?
1 - Is a benefit to the producer 2 - Motivates the producer that the market knows the quality of our coffee 3 - Assist the producers economy
| Rank | 1 |
|---|---|
| Farm Name | La Guadalupana |
| Farmer/Rep. | Napoleon Tercero Gomez / Miguel Angel Martinez Morazan |
| Altitude | 1300 |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Year | 2011 |
| Size (30kg boxes) | 35 |
| City | Dipilto |
| Region | Nueva Segovia |
| Program | Nicaragua 2011 |
| Month | - |
| Aroma/Flavor | sweet jasmine, buttery, lemon, molasses. grape, passion fruit, chocolate, lemon-lime, mandarin cinnamon |
| Acidity | soft, juicy, luminescent, lively |
| Other | silky, lingering aftertaste, balanced, creamy body, long finish, marzipan and chocolate aftertaste, elegant, classy, good all the way. |
| Processing system | Washed Sun |
| Variety | Maracatu |
| Coffee Growing Area | 13.98 |
| Farm Size | 13.98 |
| Auction Lot Size (lbs.) | 2314.83 |
| High bid | 18.30 |
| Total value | 42361.39 |
| High bidders | Maruyama Coffee and Orsir Coffee(Taiwan) |