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The International Coffee Organization (ICO) review markets participation and the participation of each coffee group and their respective weights for calculation of indicative prices, starting this month.


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.


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