Calling all REGION 12’S COFFEE PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS!
Join the 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 – the biggest and grandest competition for the best coffee of Region 12.
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
The Kape Dose Coffee Quality Competition is a regional competition for the best green coffee beans of Region 12, covering the following categories:
Major Category: Robusta
• Sub-category 1: Robusta 125 kg entry competition
• Sub-category 2: Robusta 50 kg entry competition
Minor Category: Arabica
• Sub-category 1: Arabica 125 kg entry competition
• Sub-category 2: Arabica 50 kg entry competition
The 125 kg entries that will be judged as “fine/specialty” will become the official entries of Region 12 to the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC).
This competition is open to coffee farmers and entities engaged in the production and post-harvest processing of Robusta (major category) and Arabica (minor category) coffees within Region 12. Eligible participants include farmer associations, cooperatives, individual farmers, and corporate entities with coffee farms and post-harvest facilities located within the region.
Participants can only submit a single origin (single farm lot) of coffee beans and are limited to one (1) entry for each process (Honey, Natural, or Washed Process) of Robusta or Arabica.
Entries submitted by the farmers to the DTI 12 Provincial Offices must have a moisture content of 10% to 12%.
Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form appropriately labeled, and each entry will be assigned a Farmer Code. The identity of the entry owners will remain discreet and will only be disclosed during the announcement of winners.
In addition, a certificate of origin, duly signed by the Municipal/City Agriculturist Officer, will be submitted along with the entries. The certificate will ensure that the coffee beans were grown in the declared farm area.
The registration form along with the certificate of origin can be secured from the nearest DTI 12 Provincial Offices and Negosyo Centers.
A random sample of 2-kilogram coffee beans from each submitted entries will be collected by the designated receiving officer. These samples will be used for the coffee quality competition assessment by the Judge Q Graders.
The remaining coffee entries during the competition will be stored by the secretariat in a secured warehouse. They will be sealed in hermetic bags and jute sacks.
The SCA Coffee Protocol will be used during the assessment of the coffee entries (Green Bean Grading, Roasting and Cupping) and will be executed by licensed Q Graders and trained roasters.
The following are the schedules of the competition:
March 18-22, 2024: Submission of entries to the nearest DTI 12 Provincial/Satellite Offices
March 25-27, 2024: Forwarding of Entries to SKSU Coffee Cupping Laboratory; Coding of Entries
April 1-4, 2024: Evaluation of Entries (Green Bean Grading, Roasting & Cupping)
April 5, 2024: Awarding of Winners at The Farm @ Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City
A Coffee Evaluation Technical Report will be provided to each participating entry.
Winners shall be recognized as follows:
Robusta
• 125 kg – (Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up)
• 50 kg – (Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up)
Arabica
• 125 kg- (Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up)
• 50 kg- (Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up)
All entries with Fine (Robusta) and Specialty (Arabica) ratings by the Judge Q Graders will be branded as KAPE DOSE, and will be marketed and/or promoted as the best coffee of Region 12.
Click the link for contest details in Filipino and Hiligaynon: https://bit.ly/KapeDose2024
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