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Nepal Organic Coffee Products (NOCP) is the first organic and finest coffee production company in Nepal. The main product of NOCP is the Himalayan Arabica coffee, which is not only the best grown in Nepal, but also one of the most popular coffees in the world, which is the highest quality and natural, shade-grown, single origin, high grown, certified organic, naturally low caffeinated, mild acidity, mild body, and good flavor/aroma.

It was established in Madanpokhara, Palpa, in 1989 as an agroforestry model garden. Although the commercial plantation of coffee started in 1982, as an entrepreneur, NOCP is Mr.Dhakeswor Ghimire and the whole Ghimire family have been supporting to promotion of the enterprise.

There are many factors that contribute to the premium quality of Himalayan Arabica coffee. Not only does the management of the cultivation process play an important role in producing high-quality beans, but the favorable climate and Location are also important factors that are equally instrumental.

In Nepal, we have different regions of higher altitude away from the main coffee growing Capricorn and Cancer belts (above 23 degrees latitude of the world, 1000 to 1600m high). However, it is important to note that it is the Arabica variety that is being grown in Nepal as the one and only variety so far. It is a special quality and as good as the Mexican and Salvadoran coffee.

NOCP is an internationally certified organic company according to the organic Agriculture certification Thailand under IFOAM, accredited for the production & processing of coffee since 2008. NOCP’s Himalayan Arabica coffee & Morning Fresh coffee have been instrumental in contributing to the coffee-producing regions in Nepal in support of environmental and social improvements.

The production area of the Arabica Coffee of the NOCPs is presently in the remodeled, sloppy, and small farmers' village area of the western region of Palpa District.

This company has been managing a system to support a good organic agriculture practice and also a good value chain system from coffee seed to a cup of coffee(cultivation of brewing). In other words, the system includes various procedures such as growing, harvesting, processing, grading, roasting, grinding, and finally packaging through the following techniques.

• Hand-picked, nurtured, and selected with care for fresh aroma.
• Visually double checked at the farming site at high altitude.
• Carefully selected to ensure the best quality by using the finest coffee bean(only ripe fresh cherry coffee) to create a unique and distinct flavor of the Himalayan Arabia Coffee.
• The cherries, if as green picked too soon, they will be sour coffee; or too late (over-ripened), they will be fermented wine coffee. Therefore, we harvest the cherries at the peak of ripeness. So the quality of Nepal Organic’s brand is as good as anywhere in the world.

Coffee Production to Final Processing

Farming region: Himalayan and mid–hills (highland area)-Farming

Scale: our coffee is grown in limited quantities on a family farm and cooperative basis.

• Manpower involved: small farmers’ groups and co-operatives in Palpa.
• Altitude of the farming area: High altitude from 1000 to 1600 m.
• Mode of cultivation: 100% organic farming system in an eco-friendly environment with shade grown for natural fertilization and biodiversity, bee farming, and a bird-friendly atmosphere.
• Coffee growers do not use petrochemical herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers.
• The farmers use rich compost, vermin compost, from the cherry pulp and farm waste, cattle urine, and dung cakes.
• Variety: Arabica(Bourbon and catura).
• Technical Support: Government of Nepal, NCPA & DCPA
• Harvesting time: January to March.
• Labour: Strictly no use of child labour.
• Pulps: Pulps are avoided by the pulping machine
• Fermentation: Natural fermentation (within 18-24 hours) to make the best quality parchment coffee.
• Washing: Washed with Himalayan fresh and cold water 5 to 6 times.
• Sun drying: Sun-dried only till the 10 to 12 % moisture level of parchment coffee.
• Packing: Dry parchment coffee is packed in food-grade jute bags.
• Curing: Curing of parchment is done to ensure uniformity in taste
• Selection Procedure: parchment is hulled by a huller machine, grading is done by a grader machine, hand sorted by women and double checked to ensure the best size and quality to make it an exportable green bean coffee of international standard.
• Roasting temperature: 200 to 230 degrees centigrade.
• Roasted Category: Medium, Medium –Dark, and Dark, packed in aluminum foil branded with organic logo print.
• Product categories: fresh roasted beans, medium coarse, Medium and espresso, and fine grind.
• Caffeine content:1%
• Ingredients: 100% pure high-grown Arabica organic coffee beans processed by wet processing.
• Roasting: by a big modern roasting machine with gas and electricity.
• Safety measures and hygienic system: Well practiced from roasting to packaging.
• Registered brand: NOCP’s Himalayan Arabica Coffee and Morning Fresh, and The Green Mountain.
• National Standard Award: National Coffee logo of the National Tea and Coffee Development Board of the Nepalese government.
• Standard Scale: Average cupping score is 82.6 (from 4 cuppers) and received good comments from Green Mountain Co. water bury lab, USA.
  • Cupping Details:- Certification: Organic freg/Aroma: 7.8, Acidity: 7.6, flavor: 7.8, Body: 7.4, after taste: 7.6 uniformity: 9.75, clean cup: 9.75 sweetness: 10, Balance 7.5 Average cuping score is 82.6 and received good comments from Green Mountain Co, Waterbury lab USA.

100% organic certified by OCN/Nepal, EU & ACT Thailand. Himalayan Arabica coffee is a unique coffee. It has naturally low caffeine, sweet-flavored coffee with mild acidity. Its aroma is rich with earthy and fruity flavors.  Its taste is full-bodied with strong, creamy, and pleasant mouth fullness. For the coffee lovers, its flavor, fragrance, aroma, body, acidity, or sweetness are the main concerns. NOCP’s Himalayan Arabica Coffee and Morning Fresh Coffee promise to satisfy with all of them. In other words, NOCP is proud to be able to supply the highest quality of certified organic coffee in the country and satisfy the ever increasing its new lovers. It has become the best product with leading sales performance in the Nepalese coffee market since the mid-1990s. Nowadays, we are proud to say that the demand for the quality coffee of NOCP has been rising both in national and international markets.