Liberica Coffee Production in Malaysia
Liberica Coffee in Malaysia was grown mostly by smallholder either monocrops or as intercrop with coconut. The Liberica varieties are popular in Johor and Selangor and the Robusta variety planted on Northern Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak. Total area of coffee growing area was decrease from 9,470 hectare in 1998 to only about 3,714 hetare in 2014. Sabah gron 60% of coffee plants followed by Johore (38%) and other states. Sabah grow Robusta Coffee (75%) and Liberica Coffee (15%) at lowland and highland area.
Johore only grow Liberica coffee. The reduction of coffee planting due to the lack of farmers interests. Other farmers refuse to grow coffee because of low income compare and farmers changing coffee area with oil palm crops. Traditional area such as in Batu Pahat, Muar, Pontian, Sabak Bernam and Bagan Datok Perak mostly converted the vegetation to oil palm. This article writes about package technology of coffee that I want to share with reader based on my experience as agriculture extension agent in Johore, Melaka and Sarawak for more than 16 years. This article in "Anih Agro Technology' I would like ti share my knowledge about coffee industry in Malaysia.