<P> Coffee berries are eaten by a civet for their fruit pulp . After spending about a day and a half in the civet's digestive tract the beans are then defecated in clumps, having kept their shape and still covered with some of the fleshy berry's inner layers . </P> <P> Despite being in contact with faeces and pathogenic organisms, the beans contain negligible amounts of the enteric (pathogenic) organisms associated with feces . Moreover, the "cherry" or endocarp surrounding the bean is not completely digested by the luwak, and after being collected, the farmer performs thorough washing and removes the endocarp . The final roasting of the beans would, additionally, eliminate any remaining bacteria . </P> <P> Sumatra is the world's largest regional producer of kopi luwak . Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the 17th century . The major Sumatran kopi luwak production area is in Lampung, Bengkulu and Aceh especially the Gayo region, Takengon . Tagalog kape alamid comes from civets fed on a mixture of coffee beans and is sold in the Batangas region along with gift shops near airports in the Philippines . </P> <P> Vietnam has two farms with 300 wild civets in Dak Lak, while in Mindanao island of the Philippines, has two farms with 200 (in Davao City) and 100 (Iligan City) wild civets . But the archipelago of Indonesia where the famous kopi luwak was first discovered and produced is leading in supplying the world market for almost three centuries, where many small - scale civet farms are proliferating in the countryside . </P>

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