During the summer period there is a chance of forest fire occurring in the nearby forest or in the vicinity of the coffee estate. Hence as a precaution, fire paths have to be created around the estate by clearing all the dried leaves, dead tree remains, branches etc. in order to prevent the fire from spreading to the estate. At the end of harvest, the berries remaining on the coffee plants have to be stripped off completely. This operation should be done carefully without harming or damaging the branches particularly branches bearing new flower buds. If the new shoots and branches are damaged, it will affect the next year's crop. One of the advantages of complete harvest is to reduce and prevent berry borer infestation during the coming years. The berries should be dried separately and should not be mixed with other coffee as the quality of such coffee is inferior.
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