DAVAO CITY, Philippines (PNA) – Civet coffee, the “world’s most expensive coffee” being sold at an average of P1,000 per 100 grams, is now in this city.
For coffee lovers, the taste and aroma of civet coffee is all that matters even if they knew it came from the intestinal tract of the civet cat.
The civet cat is of the family Viverridae of Africa and Asia, having anal scent glands that secrete a fluid with a musky odor which is even used in the manufacture of perfumes.
Local trader Philip Dizon said the civet coffee industry is moving so fast that he never regretted engaging into such kind of business.
Dizon said a mere 25 grams of civet coffee can sell for more than $150 to $200.
But despite the price, coffee lovers seem to cannot get enough.
However, he said maintaining a half-hectare civet coffee farm in Kapatagan, Davao del Sur, a foothill of the country’s highest peak, Mount Apo, is not all for money.
Dizon said civet cats are farm pests that farmers hate so much because of the destruction it brings to their crops.
This hatred has led farmers to kill the civet cats unmindful that these mammals are a source of big money and the world’s most valuable coffee.
It is from this scenario that Dizon started his civet coffee farm by caging the civets not only for money but also to help the farmers benefit from the civet coffee industry.
From being an enemy, the civet cat now became the best friend of farmers because it helped uplift their lives.
Source: mb.com.ph
