Topic Idea – Batangas Brewed Coffee

Topic Sentence – Manufacturing Batangas City Brewed Kapeng

Barako/Liberica Coffee
Controlling Ideas – Brewed, Manufacture

Introduction

Batangas Brewed Coffee is a kind of coffee that you can only find
in our city and it is one of the best coffees.

Batangueños love to sip a steaming cup of strong brewed coffee

called “kapeng barako,” or “stud coffee” especially in the early
mornings or after a heavy drinking session just to let go of a possible
hang over.

Batangas is the largest coffee producer in Asia since the early

1900s, according to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and
Department of Agriculture (DA).

And in the tradition of coffee farming in Batangas Province, a

farmer-entrepreneur is making waves in the province as he makes
export quality “kapeng barako” or Batangas brewed coffee.

Bibliography

Barriga, Celso. “Farmer-entrepreneur makes export quality Batangas

brewed coffee”, Balita-dot-ph linking Filipinos with news since
1994, http://balita.ph, November 24, 2009

“Kape Barako”, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,

http://en.wikipedia.org
Valencia, Adriana. “The Changing Face Of Coffee production”, Earth
Trends, the Environmental Information Portal,
http://earthtrends.wri.org, May 2001,

Question

1. What is Liberica Coffee?

2. What are the challenges encountered in the coffee industry?
3. How does Batangas City coffee producers benefit from the coffee
industry?

1. B. Batangas has a good climate and soil made it distinct in

quality with other Liberia varieties. Which is now popularly called
kapeng barako in the Philippines. Among the different varieties of
coffee, such as Arabica and Robusta, the Liberica variety produces
the biggest cherries, and makes a giant beans.

Alexander Ilagan, a former Philippine Air Force (PAF) officer

turned farmer-entrepreneur, ventured into coffee bean farming in
1995. His passion for coffee bean farming and producing stud coffee
took him a long time to master the mixture. And when Ilagan found
the right formula, he introduced his stud coffee to his friends and
relatives for an honest opinion. “Farmer-entrepreneur makes export
quality Batangas brewed coffee.” Balita.ph. n.d.Web. November 24,
2009.

Kapeng Barako is a coffee varietal grown in the Philippines,

particularly in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite. It belongs to
the species Coffea liberica. The term is also used to refer to all
coffee coming from those provinces. Barako is the Filipino term for
the male stud of an animal, and has become associated with the
image of a tough man. "Wikipedia the free encyclopedia."
Wikipedia.com. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. n.d.

a) Coffee varital– refers to the diverse forms derived

through selective breeding or natural selection of coffee
plants. In essence they represent subspecies of the several
coffee species.

b) Coffea liberica - is a species of coffee that originated

in Liberia, West Africa. The coffee tree grows up to 9
metres in height, producing cherries that are larger than
the cherries found on Arabica trees. The coffee was
brought to Indonesia to replace the Arabica trees killed by
the coffee rust disease at the end of the 19th century. The
coffee itself has more in common, cupping wise,
with Robusta. It is still found in parts of Central and East
Java today.

2. B. Ilagan had his break during a coffee festival at the

Robinson Shopping Mall in Lipa last January 2009. People from all
over Batangas Province and representatives from the Department
of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Central Office in Quezon City sampled his
brewed coffee. Next thing he knew, Ilagan was an instant celebrity.
Today, he has four employees working on the sealer machine for
packaging of his products called “Batangas Brew”. It has been
exported in Japan and United States since then. The coffee sells
P67 per box which contains 12 bags. Ilagan said he has captured
the A, B and C markets. He is fair earning enough from selling his
brewed coffee. “I never believed in giving up one’s goal. With God’s
grace, everything is possible.” Barako, a Tagalog word which means
strong man or manliness, while “kape” means coffee. “Farmer-
entrepreneur makes export quality Batangas brewed coffee.”
Balita.ph. n.d. Web. November 24, 2009.

a) Liability – An obligation that legally binds

an individual or company to settle a debt. When one
is liable for a debt, they are responsible for paying the
debt or settling a wrongful act they may have committed.
b) Profitability- Ability of a firm to generate net income on
a consistent basis. It is often measured by price to
earnings ratio.

4. B. A “Kapeng barako” turned out to be a common name for all

coffee from Batangas. It’s a rare and exotic coffee fully-grown in
Lipa City and other high places in Batangas, and known for its
strong taste. A surge in the popularity of organic and shade-
grown coffee could help preserve some of the benefits of
traditional coffee cultivation and highlight the role of consumers
in driving—or reversing—environmental damage. A trend toward
coffee could also benefit small farmers, who may get higher
prices for their beans and healthier working conditions by
continuing their traditional low-impact growing methods. “The
Changing face of coffee production.” earthtrends.wri.org. n.d.
Web. n.d.

c) organic coffee - Organic coffee is coffee that has been

grown according to organic farming standards and
 techniques, without the use of artificial fertilizers,
pesticides or herbicides

d) Shade-grown coffee - Shade-grown coffee refers

to coffee grown under a canopy of trees. Because it
incorporates principles of natural ecology to promote
natural ecological relationships, shade-grown coffee can be
considered an offshoot of agricultural perm culture.