How robusta coffee area changed is less certain.
Nominal producer prices for robusta coffee rose consistently during 1967-76, but real prices fluctuated heavily.
These measures led to a dramatic fall in robusta coffee and cocoa production.
Through the computer system the desired blend is achieved (the perfect combination of arabica and robusta).
Arabica berries ripen in six to eight months, while robusta take nine to eleven months.
Of the exports, 25% are arabica beans; the balance is robusta.
First, there was the level of style; plain ("attenuata" or "subtile"), middle ("mediocris" or "robusta"), or high ("florida" or "gravis").
The primary objective of this station is to develop appropriate technologies to suit the region where robusta is the dominant crop.
