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In order to get a coffee drink with good features, a doctoral student at the University of Lavras (UFLA), Suzana Reis Evangelista, developed a research project to evaluate the use of beneficial microorganisms for fermentation (yeasts), selected to improve the quality of natural coffee drink, obtained by dry process. This method consists of processing the freshly picked without being husked, that is, keeping the fruit with its structures until it reaches the ideal moisture to be stored in coconut and then be processed.

The 50th General Meeting of ICO (International Coffee Organization), held in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), 9-13 September under the International Coffee Week, showed significant progress in supporting producers, to improve the price of the product.
"We made significant progress during these four days of the meeting, on support to small producers in emerging countries. Additionally, the International Coffee Organization considers favourable policies recently adopted by the Brazilian government on the regulation of the flow of crops," said Robério Silva, executive director of ICO.

According to figures released by the International Coffee Organization (ICO), coffee prices continued to fall in August, despite a slight boost at the beginning of the month.

A study by British scientists brings impressive results regarding the cervix cancer, according to this study the indicators show that the exercise on a regular basis combined with a healthy diet and also the consumption of coffee decreases the risk of development of cervical cancer.
The research was conducted by scientists from Imperial College, located in London, that through this study found that although the coffee reduce the risk of a woman developing the tumour, we can not say with certainty that women should consume the drink to prevent the cancer development.

Experts from Ivory Coast will help Cameroon to increase coffee production by planting hybrid species, said the independent newspaper Le Messager on Thursday, 19. "Our goal is to double or even triple our production of Robusta and Arabica by 2015", said the Executive Secretary of the Council of Cocoa and Coffee Inter-professional Cameroon, Omer Gatien Maledi, after a meeting with the Ivorian ambassador in Cameroon Adama Dosso, according to the publication.

According to a scientific review conducted by a group of North American researchers, published in Circulation Heart Failure - Journal of the American, in a press release, it is possible to conclude that moderate coffee consumption reduces the risk of heart failure, and the best results arise associated with the consumption of four cups of coffee per day. The meta-analysis included 6,522 cases of heart failure and 140,220 participants. These findings have demonstrated the benefits of coffee in the fight against cardiovascular disease.

ABIC (Brazilian Association of Coffee Industry) announced in a press release that will expand next year, their Purity Seal program, which aims to combat frauds that are detected in the raw material used in the manufacture of roasted and ground coffee.
Nathan Herszkowicz, executive director of the organization, said that the number of samples analysed by laboratories accredited by the current program will be 2800 to 6000 in 2014.

The rust, a fungal disease that recently dropped to 30% of some coffee plantations of Andean countries and Central America, should not disturb the production of Arabica mild this season, said officials and experts during the ICO (International Coffee Organization) conference in Belo Horizonte.
Colombia and Mexico, two major producers in the region, should not suffer significant losses for the disease that can destroy entire crops if not properly controlled by spraying, making green fruits fall from the trees.

The executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Robério Silva said on Thursday, 12, in Belo Horizonte, that the other producer countries, such as Colombia, should follow Brazil's example and adopt measures to support spatial coffee supply in order to reduce pressure on prices. The final document of the meeting held by the countries members of the ICO along this week in the state capital shows concern for current prices, which are the lowest since 2009. "Any initiative to balance supply and demand is always welcome," he stressed.

The pest control of coffee rust and coffee plantations renewal program will allow a steady growth of beans production in Colombia in 2014, said on Wednesday Juan Esteban Orduz, president of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.
"The problem of coffee rust is under control, thanks in part to the production of varieties resistant to this fungus and renovation program coffee plantations", said Juan Orduz who participates in Belo Horizonte meeting of the 50th anniversary of the International Coffee Organization (ICO).