Francisco shares his experiences with developing machines to help in post-harvest processing and talks about the role of mechanization. He also talks about common processing mistakes and the value of coffee education.

• Learn more about CQI’s Post-Harvest Processing program: Post-Harvest Processing (coffeeinstitute.org)

• Stay up to date with what’s happening at CQI: News (coffeeinstitute.org)

• Follow Virginia Coffee Roasters on Instagram: @virginiacoffeeroasters

• Visit virginiaroasters.com.br

• Visit csmart.ai

• Lallemand is the sponsor of this season of the CQI podcast.

Timestamps:

2:16 – Francisco’s Background

4:16 – CSmart AI and Color Sorters for Cherries

7:49 – Initial Challenges in Developing New Coffee Processing Tech

11:13 – Color Sorters and Bringing Coffee to Market

12:41 – Myths about Mechanized Processing

14:47 – Green Coffee Classification Equipment

19:50 – Fermentation Data Recording

21:40 – Common Mistakes in Fermentation

23:45 – Assessing Risk in Fermentation

24:48 – Processing Management Issues Holding Producers Back

25:59 – The Value of Education – Key Takeaways

27:43 – Recommendations for Producers Interested in Experimenting

29:45 – Wrap-Up

·        Learn more about CQI’s Post-Harvest Processing program: Post-Harvest Processing

·        Stay up to date with what’s happening at CQI: News (coffeeinstitute.org)

·        Follow Francisco on Instagram: @fmassucci/

·      ·        Learn more about CSmart on their website: https://www.csmart.ai/

·        Lallemand is the sponsor of this season of the CQI podcast.