One of the features of Syngenta’s DNA is the protection of innovation. Among so many empirical processes in the market, it was necessary to innovate with intelligence, and above all, with scientific background. Mainly because Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of coffee.During the past few years, the coffee industry in Brazil has experience a great progress. Certainly, coffee growers have participated and contributed to this evolution, committing themselves to enhance the quality of their product.Nucoffee has been present with innovation to seek a competitive advantage. Through concepts of quality, training, and innovative processes, such as Controlled Fermentation, where the natural degradation of coffee pulp and mucilage by microorganisms occurs. This process generates acids, esters and other metabolites that are likely to interfere with the taste and aroma of the final beverage.The origin of Controlled FermentationIt all started at the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA - Universidade Federal de…