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2014-12-26 19:43:09
China has traditionally been famous for its fragrant teas, but the country is emerging as a key Asian producer of a different beverage: quality arabica coffee.
在传统上，中国以出产芳香的茶叶而闻名。如今，中国却日渐成为阿拉比卡咖啡豆（arabica，亦称小粒咖啡）这种截然不同的饮品在亚洲的重要生产国。
Known for its light body and fruity aroma, the coffee from the southwestern province of Yunnan has bee a staple of European arabica blends, say ernational modity traders and roasters.
这种咖啡豆以轻巧的形体和芬芳的果香闻名于世。国际大宗商品交易商和烘焙商表示，产自中国西南省份云南省的阿拉比卡咖啡豆，已成为欧洲阿拉比卡咖啡的主要混合原料。
“The d taste and aroma is siar to the beans from Honduras or Guatemala,” said Wouter DeSmet, head of Nestlé’s coffee agricultural services team in China. 雀巢(Nestlé)在华咖啡农业服务团队主管沃特?德梅(Wouter DeSmet)表示：“那种清淡的口感和芳香与产自洪都拉斯和危地马拉的咖啡豆十分类似。”
An increasing number of Yunnan farmers are turning to coffee, which offers higher returns pared with other crops. In 2012, farmers’ ine from coffee was double that for tea grown on the same acreage, aording to Mr DeSmet.
与其他作物相比，咖啡更高的回报正促使越来越多的云南农民转种咖啡。按照德梅的说法，2012年农民从咖啡中获得的收入是同等种植面积下茶叶的两倍。
Nestlé started operations in Yunnan in the late 1980s, offering training and
purchasing coffee from growers. Since 2005, the number of its suppliers has grown from 147 to 2,000.
上世纪80年代末，雀巢在云南开展业务，向咖啡种植者提供培训服务，并收购他们的咖啡。自2005年以来，该公司供应商的数目已从147家增加到2000家。
For the whole Yunnan region, known for its lush hills, 80,000 farmers grow the crop, with many now growing both tea and coffee. The bulk of coffee produced in Asia – mainly in Vietnam and Indonesia – is robusta, the lower quality bean used in instant coffee.
整个云南地区以草木繁盛的山丘而闻名，该地区种植咖啡的农民有8万人，许多人如今同时种植着茶叶和咖啡。目前，亚洲生产的咖啡主要产自越南和印尼，以罗布斯塔(robusta)咖啡豆为主，这是一种用来生产速溶咖啡的较低品质咖啡豆。
Arabica, mainly used in cappuinos d espressos, was roduced o Yunn by a French missionary in the late 1880s. But coffee duction only took off 100 years later with the investment of the Chinese ernment d the UN velopment me.
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