Coffee center develops robusta varieties

By Bella Cariaso

Oct 16, 2022 12:16 am

DID you know that a Robusta tree can live up to 50 years while it takes only one year and six months before it can produce cherries for your favorite instant coffee drink?

Nestlé, the maker of Nescafé coffee, has developed the 3-hectare Lipa Integrated Coffee Center (LICC) in Lipa where seedlings are developed before being distributed to coffee farmers nationwide.

COFFEE NURSERY Lipa Integrated Coffee Center supervisor Richard Silva shows the nursery for various varieties of robusta coffee. Each chamber houses at least 6,000 seedlings. PHOTO BY BELLA CARIASO

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