Poabs Estates

Poabs Organic Estates practices biodynamic agriculture, and operates as a self-sustained unit within a closed ecosystem

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A Fine Cup: Organic Arabica from Poabs Estates is a winner

poabsestates — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:16:32 +0000

Sustainable coffee: Shade-grown coffee is inter-cropped with pepper at our organic estate at Nelliyampathy

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Tea bushes are thriving with a good monsoon this season

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Poabs Estates receives Rainforest Alliance Certification

poabsestates — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:49:21 +0000

Poabs Estates in January 2014 received certification from Rainforest Alliance, Sustainable Agriculture Network for its tea plantations in the Travancore region, comprising estates at Vandiperiyar and Peermade.

The Rainforest Alliance Certification is an authentic measure of standards that need to be followed strictly. Standards are audited and validated against 10 specific parameters set by the network.

The parameters include ecosystem conservation, wildlife protection, and fair treatment and good working conditions for plantation workers, their families and the communities they belong to.

Buying products of Rainforest Alliance Certified plantations supports a healthier planet. A farm, to get the Rainforest Alliance Certification, has to be evaluated by authorised auditors of the network and must get a rating of at least 80 per cent overall.

Certified farms are re-evaluated every year by local auditors who focus on correcting problem areas which were noticed during the previous audit.

Poabs Estates is part of the Poabs Group

PoabsTea is the latest addition to the group’s portfolio of products which comprises organic green tea, organic coffee, organic spices and organic honey.

Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organisation that works to conserve biodiversity and improve livelihoods by promoting and evaluating the implementation of the globally respected sustainability standard in diverse areas.

Organic Arabica coffee from Poabs Estates in Nelliyampathy wins Flavour of India award

poabsestates — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:47:42 +0000

Organic Arabica coffee grown on the Seethargundu Estate at Nelliyampathy consistently wins in cupping competitions. It won the award for Best Speciality Arabica (plantation bulk) at the Flavour of India – The Fine Cup 2013

competition organised by the Coffee Board of India in the finals held alongside the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe SCAE 2013 conference at Nice, France.

What makes this coffee win consistently in cupping competitions? What makes it so special?

First, coffees from the Poabs Organic Estates/Seethargundu are entirely organically cultivated using biodynamic agricultural practices.

Biodynamically-grown coffee, as distinct from general organic coffee, is particularly rare, and can even be termed “exotic”. Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is one of two Demeter-certified biodynamic estates growing coffee in the entire world.

Second, the plant varietal is known as Selection 9 (Sln 9). This varietal a derivative of a cross between an Ethiopian Arabica collection, ‘Tafarikela’, and ‘Hybrido-de-Timor’. Sln.9 has inherited all the superior cup quality traits of Tafarikela. This successful hybrid incorporates an Ethiopian coffee variety in its heritage, which no doubt contributes to its exotic East Africa character.

Cupping note: Fruity notes, good for espresso

Organic coffee from Poabs Estates qualifies as a unique speciality coffee, distinctive in its origin, cultivation, plant varietal and cup quality.

700,000+ Trees Planted in the last 6 years

poabsestates — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:09:15 +0000

Poabs Estates owns seven tea estates in the Peermade-Vandiperiyar zone of the Idukki district, one of the oldest planting districts of South India

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