Coffee farming in the Amazon grows by approximately 340% after the introduction of a new cultivar.

According to data from Institute for Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Development of the State of Amazonas ( Idam), after the introduction of Amazonian Robusta variety there was a 340% growth in state coffee farmingAfter the cultivar diffusion by Idama hybrid variety This boosted the planted area in the state between 2021 and 2025, which increased from 517.81 hectares to 2,312.2 hectares. In the last year, the coffee production in the Amazon reached the mark of 2,800 tons. Before the start of deliveries of the new seedlings, there was a period of experimental planting in the municipalities of Silves, Itacoatiara, Manaus and Humaitá, in 2017A expansion of planting areas It also attracted more professionals to the coffee farming state, which increased from 600 farmers in 2021 to 1,411 in 2025. The The municipality of Apuí was the main coffee producer in Amazonas., with 1,011 tons and 1,006 hectares planted. The city also accounts for about half of the coffee growers in the region. The cultivar was developed by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Rondônia and Western Amazon, in partnership with Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.