Timeline

Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875

Timelines can be quite helpful when comparing practices within a historical context. Current content includes:

Location

Selective Picking

Harvesting Method

Harvesting Equipment

Reference

All books within this list aim to document the practices of their time. I hope to expand the content in the future as I tackle new topics within my articles. If you are interested in a give topic please feel to write me and let me know.

2021

Location: Global

Selective Picking: Yes & No

Harvesting Method:

Mechanical &
Manual picking

Equipment:

Tractors known as, “Harvesters”
Portable shakers
Bags/ Baskets
Colour sorters

Reference:

de Sousa e Silva, J., Moreli, A.P., Donzeles, S.M.L., Soares, S.F., Vitor, D.G. (2021). Harvesting, Drying and Storage of Coffee. In: Louzada Pereira, L., Rizzo Moreira, T. (eds) Quality Determinants In Coffee Production. Food Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54437-9_1

2019

Location: Global

Selective Picking: Yes & No

Harvesting Method:

Mechanical &
Manual picking

Equipment:

Tractors known as, “Harvesters”
Portable shakers
Bags/ Baskets
Colour sorters

Reference:

Guimarães, R. J., Borém, F. M., Shuler, J., Farah, A., and Peres Romero J. C. (2019). Coffee Growing and Post-Harvest Processing. In: Farah, A. and Farah, A.(eds.) Coffee: Production, Quality and Chemistry, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019, pp. 26-88.

2017

Location: Global/Brazil

Selective Picking: Yes & No

Harvesting Method:

Mechanical &
Manual picking

Equipment:

Tractors & trucks
Portable shakers
Bags/ Baskets

Reference:

Sanz-Uribe, J.R., Yusianto, Menon, S.N., Peñuela, A., Oliveros, C., Husson, J., Brando, C., Rodriguez, A., (2017). Chapter 3 - Postharvest Processing—Revealing the Green Bean. In: Britta Folmer (eds) The Craft and Science of Coffee. Academic Press, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803520-7.00003-7

2005

Location: Global

Selective Picking: Yes & No

Harvesting Method:

Mechanical &
Manual picking

Equipment:

Tractors & trucks
Portable shakers
Bags/ Baskets
Colour sorters
Sheets

Reference:

Bee, S, Brando, C.H.J., Brumen, G., Carvalhaes, N., Kölling-Speer, I., Speer, K., Suggi Liverani, F., Teixeira, A.A., Teixeira, R., Thomaziello, R.A., Vani, R. & Vitzthum, O.G. (2005). The Raw Bean. In: Illy, Andreas and Rinantonio Viani (eds) Espresso coffee : the science of quality. Academic Press; 2nd edition. Elsevier.

1959

Location: Porto Rico

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Basket
Hook

Reference:

Vincente-Chandler, J., Abruna, F. & Silva, S. (1959). No. 31. A Guide To Intensive Coffee Cultivation. United States Department of Agriculture. Washington D.C.

1913

Location: Uganda

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Basket

Reference:

Brown, E. & Hunter, H.H. (1913). Planting in Uganda. Longmans, Green & Co. London, United Kingdom.

1902

Location: Sri Lanka

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Not Available

Reference:

Hillman. J. (1902). Coffee Planting. William S. Myers. New York, United States.

1894

Location: Mexico

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Baskets
Ladders

Reference:

Gomez, G. (1894). Cultivation and Preparation of Coffee. Department of Fomento. Mexico

1886

Location: India

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking (women & children preferred)

Equipment:

Bags

Reference:

Arnold, E.L. (1886). Coffee: Its Cultivation And Profit. W.B. Whittingham & Co. London, United Kingdom.

1880

Location: Sri Lanka

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking (free labour, not slaves)

Equipment:

Sacks/Bags

Reference:

Brown, A. (1880). The Coffee Planter’s Manual. Ceylon Observer Press. Colombo, Ceylon.

1872

Location: -

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Not Available

Reference:

Hewitt, R. (1872). Coffee: Its History, Cultivation and Uses. D Appleton and Company. New York, United States.

1870

Location: Sri Lanka

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking (women & children preferred)

Equipment:

Bags "koutti sacks"

Reference:

Sabonadière, W. (1870). The Coffee Planter Of Ceylon. E.& F.N. Spon, London, United Kingdom.

1865

Location: Yemen

Selective Picking: -

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking (women & children preferred)

Equipment:

Bags

Reference:

Lascelles, A.R.W. (1865). A Treatise on the Nature and Cultivation of Coffee: with some remarks on the management and purchase of coffee estates. S. Low son and Marston. London, United Kingdom.

1849

Location: Jamaica

Selective Picking: -

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Hooks
Ladders
Topping trees ~1800

Reference:

Marah, W.H. (1849). An Essay on the Cultivation and Manufacture of Coffee. The Observer Press. Colombo, Jamaica.

1807

Location: Dominica

Selective Picking: -

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking

Equipment:

Buckets

Reference:

Lowndes, J. (1807). Coffee-Planter or An Essay on the Cultivation and Manufacturing of that article of West-India Produce. C. Lowndes, Marquis-Court, Deury-Lane, London, United Kingdom.

1797

Location: Saint Domingo (Haiti)

Selective Picking: Yes

Harvesting Method:

Manual picking (women & children preferred)

Equipment:

Baskets

Reference:

Laborie, P.J. (1797). The Coffee Planter of Saint Domingo. T. Cadell and W. Davies. London, United Kingdom.

1716

Location: Yemen

Selective Picking: No

Harvesting Method:

Manual shaking

Equipment:

Canvas

Reference:

La Roque, J. d. (1716). Voyage de l'Arabie heureuse: par l'océan oriental & le détroit de la mer Rouge, fait par les François pour la première fois dans les années 1708, 1709 & 1710 : avec la Relation particulière d'un voyage du port de Moka à la cour du roi d'Yemen, dans la seconde expédition des années 1711, 1712 & 1713, un Mémoire concernant l'arbre & le fruit du café, dressé sur les observations de ceux qui ont fait ce dernier voyage, et un Traité historique de l'origine & du progrès du café, tant dans l'Asie que dans l'Europe, de son introduction en France & de l'établissement de son usage à Paris. Netherlands: Steenhouwer et Uytwerf. https://www.google.cz/books/edition/Voyage_de_l_Arabie_heureuse/ys3mQ-1Wn1QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=caf%C3%A9&pg=PA243&printsec=frontcover

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