Weiqiu, liu xian, correspondent, liu xian dynasty
The earth of graft and joy. Recently, in a coffee base in puju commune, silin county, guangxi 100-colored city, red-lighted fresh fruit was full of branches and the joy of a harvest. In guangxi, the general manager of the coffee development trade company ltd., the farmer, looked at the fruits and presented them to the daily reporter of the science and technology newspaper: “the katim variety that we are pushing is strong, not bitter, not strong, and cooler and sweeter.”
This is a vivid picture of the development of the guangxi coffee industry. The director of the guangxi coffee research centre, sword peaks, said: “on the basis of the scientific platform of the entire industrial chain, guangxi is creating the `big potential' for rural revitalization and specialty industrial development.”
Science and technology form the foundation of industry
"my coffee business began with an "incomprehensible" attempt." in his memory, his father failed to produce coffee from yunnan in 2018, when he took over and was subjected to frost and eventually only two seedlings survived. Later, after several tests, he gradually found areas and varieties suitable for cultivation. This experience has raised the awareness of farmers that the long-term development of industry is far from sufficient by the “earth approach” alone, and that technological support must be kept up to date。
The turnover occurred in 2024. With guangxi's emphasis on the development of the coffee industry, the guangxi coffee research centre was created. Building on the guangxia tropical crops research institute, the centre has provided strong support for industrial development by building a science platform covering the whole-industry chain of coffee resources collection, seed selection, planting techniques, processing and research。
More than 80 breeding materials are being cultivated and scientists are looking down at the growth of plants. The deputy managing director of the guangxi coffee research centre, bin jinzheng, told journalists that these materials, which bring together high-quality resources at home and abroad, are “seeds of hope” for the indigenous selection of guangxi coffee varieties。
“coffee breeding is slow and breeds a new, mature and stable species, often requiring years of continuous breeding and testing.” bin jin-hyun says. At present, the centre has kept 112 coffee seed resources and has built the first coffee seedlings in guangxi. In addition, the centre's three professional teams of seeding, planting and processing are working simultaneously: the piloting of 25,000 seedlings in breeding areas and the planting of 98 per cent of bag seedlings; innovation to produce two years of seedlings, making coffee trees more resilient and early and significantly reducing farmers ' return cycles; and cultivation teams to combat water fertilizer integration techniques, which aim to develop replicable and replicable standardized farming systems。
From the two seedlings remaining in that year to the strong support of scientific platforms today, farmers are confident in the future of industry. He said, “we will continue to work closely with the institute to further the screening of home-grown varieties that are more adaptive and windy.”
Full chain innovation for a strong brand
Scientific support is accelerating to industrial power. Today, coffee cultivation in silin county amounts to 2100 acres. “the high returns from low inputs have given farmers a strong incentive to grow.” the farmers have spoken。
The area under coffee cultivation in guangxi has exceeded 3,700 acres, with an average growth rate of 48. 62 per cent over the past five years. The selection of dong-hheng coffee for the national list of outstanding new agricultural products is also steadily advancing cultivation exploration in yung county, nanning and zong zhao。
Where is the path to development as industries continue to expand? "guangxi does not make `repeated editions' of yunnan and hainan, but will make a special `innovation edition'." as an emerging production area, guangxi avoids a race track of scale and focuses on high-value, quality development。
In december 2025, with a view to promoting the quality of the coffee industry in guangxi, the agricultural rural department of guangxi magnificent autonomous region published the " plan for the development of the coffee industry in guangxi magnificent autonomous region (2025-2030) " (a consultation draft) for public opinion and recommendations。
In a planning approach, the guangxi coffee research centre has focused on regional public branding and the design of a visual logo that combines the meaning of “coffee” with the meaning of “coffee”. At the processing stage, the scientific research platform consortium has accelerated its technical efforts to break through key technologies for the production of adrenaline coffee and coffee solid beverages and has developed seven coffee products, four of which have been industrialized. In addition, local innovations such as the cinnamon and jasmine series have further enriched the product system by integrating the guangxi specialty flowers in depth with coffee flavors。
More innovative is the “coffee research estate” model initiated in guangxi. The director of the institute of subtropical crops of the guangxi autonomous region described the model as a combination of scientific research, demonstration, experience and literature brigades, displaying intelligent cultivation techniques and allowing tourists to experience the whole process of extracting from coffee fresh fruit to drink. At the same time, the estates serve as a training base for talent development, bringing professionals to the guangxi coffee industry through training courses to promote high quality and value added。
