Pre-Conference | Coffee Farm VisitMonday, 27 July 2026

Tour of a property integrating Arabica coffee with native species, productive shading, and ecological corridors. Demonstration of soil management, on-site composting, and biodiversity monitoring.

• SAF

• Agroforestry

• Arabica

Participants harvest ripe cherries, follow density separation, drying on raised beds, and the first cupping of freshly processed coffee. Comparison: manual vs. mechanised harvesting.

• Processing

• Harvesting

• Natural

Candid conversation with farming families about access to credit, costs of transitioning to organic, rural succession, and the role of women and youth in the coffee farming of tomorrow.

• Family farming

• Rural youth