In this world Coffee has the second place in the beverages list that is consumed by people. Caffeine present in the coffee act as a stimulator for the human body. Seventy countries in the world are in the list of coffee cultivators which has the top list of Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It is been studied that the Coffee beans effect on human beings was discovered in Ethiopia and then the cultivation spread to Arab countries. The coffee usage was spread on to the European countries from Italy. Use of coffee was done on religious occasions and certain high profile ceremonies.

Coffee seeds are obtained from the coffee berries that grow on the coffee bush. Coffea Arabica and the Coffea canephora are the main coffee bushes being grown. The coffee berries are plucked when it is ripe. After plucking the coffee berries from the coffee bushes the berries are processed and then the seeds are dried. The seeds of the coffee berries are later on roasted at different temperatures depending on the flavor. Roasted seeds are then grounded to make it into coffee powder.

Coffee has hit the export chart and still remaining on the top agricultural export food. However, there had been certain questions arising on the cultivation methodologies of Coffee and its effect on the environment. Coffee cultivators used to do the coffee farming in the shade of forest trees. This is the traditional method is known as shaded method or also shown as shade grown method. Many of the cultivators moved from the traditional method of shade grown to sun cultivation. This helps in getting a higher yield of coffee seeds because the coffee berries will be getting ripe faster.

The demand of coffee had to be met by using chemical fertilizers for a greater yield of coffee. The coffee produced using traditional shaded method is having superior taste and quality compared to the sun cultivated. The sun cultivation method and usage of pesticides has raised environmental problems of deforestation, pesticide pollution soil degradation, also the destruction of the habitat.

Many of the Nature activities and organization came forward with the implication of traditional cultivation method campaign to the world. Shaded coffee cultivation method was coming up as a result of the campaign. As more people started preferring organic coffee more cultivators started working on shaded cultivation methods. For shaded cultivation method a canopy of shade trees is created resembling a forest. There can be many species of trees found in the shade grown coffee farm. The chemical fertilizers and pesticides are needed in large amount for sun cultivated coffee. Organic coffee has three certifications, shade grown, organic and fair trade. These certification proves the coffee products to be made by environmental friendly methods. Peru is the main producer of organic coffee. An organic coffee manufacturer should undergo a certification program to gain the organic certification. In the market organic coffee is in high demand because it is healthy. The initial amount to be invested for the shade grown organic coffee is less compared to that of the sun cultivated coffee as no usage of chemical fertilizers or pesticides are required.

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