Coffee growing regions

Yemen has a claim to being the true birthplace of coffee. While Ethiopia is often cited as the origin of Arabica coffee, Yemen plays just a crucial role in the...

The Cuban coffee industry can only be understood through its history, tied up with the country’s unique political past. Coffee was first grown in Cuba in the mid 1700s. José...

Similar to its neighbor Vietnam, Thailand mainly cultivates Robusta. Since 1970, small coffee farms have been trying to set themselves apart from the competition with Arabica. Demand for Thai coffee...

French missionaries brought coffee to Vietnam in 1857, and although Vietnam is much smaller in area than Brazil, the most important coffee-growing country, the coastal state has become the second-largest...

Coffee cultivation did not succeed until 1930, when seeds of the Jamaican coffee specialty Blue Mountain were smuggled into the country. This developed into one of the most important economic...

Coffee is said to have been introduced to Tanzania from Ethiopia by the Haja people in the 16th century. The so-called 'Haya coffee' (also known as 'amwani') was probably a...

Coffee arrived in Burundi in the course of the 1920s. To this day, however, the high level of poverty in the country makes it difficult to cultivate coffee bushes on...

Missionaries brought coffee from Tanzania and Kenya to Zambia as early as the 1950s. Important coffee-growing regions include Isoka and Kasama. Grants from the World Bank in 1980 promote coffee...

Although coffee cultivation only came to Uganda at the beginning of the 20th century, it brings in around half of total export earnings and employs almost three million coffee farmers....

The first coffee plants were cultivated only in 1860 in the province of Manabí. Coffea plants quickly spread to all regions of Ecuador. One reason for this was that many...

Coffee has been grown in Hawaii since 1825 and, along with bananas, is the number one export product. It is predominantly Arabica in the varieties Catuai, Caturra and Typica cultivated....

Coffee was already being cultivated in El Salvador in the middle of the 18th century, though initially only for domestic consumption. Only Arabica coffees are grown, mainly the Bourbon variety...

The Jesuits brought coffee plants to Guatemala as early as 1750. Since then, predominantly Arabica, especially the Bourbon and Caturra varieties, have been grown on around 270,000 hectares. In the...

Puerto Rico is one of the smallest coffee producing countries in the world. The first Coffea seedlings arrived in the Caribbean country around 1750, and these days primarily the Coffea-Arabica...

Coffee arrived in Panama in the 19th century with European immigrants. Coffee in Panama is produced mainly by small farmers from two major indigenous groups, the Bugle and Ngobe. Panama...

Arabica coffee is grown in Congo only very sporadically in the south and east of the country, in the high mountains. The highest quality coffee is grown in Kivu and...

In a commercial sense, coffee was first grown in El Salvador in the 1850s. Since then, it has been an existential part of the economy as well as the mainstay...

Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world Brazil was the largest coffee producer in the world for over 150 years. In this blog article, we take you on...

The export of coffee in Indonesia began in 1711 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It was at this time that the term Java coffee, still occasionally used today,...

Coffee has been growing in Costa Rica since the 19th century. After independence from Spain was declared in 1821, the government gave free coffee seeds to the population. 4 years...

Although China is known for its teas, the country's coffee should not be underestimated. In 1887, coffee came to China through French missionaries. However, it was to take many years...

Coffee first came to Colombia in 1732. However, it was not effectively used as a commodity until the late 19th century, when it accounted for 50% of exports. Colombia recognized...

Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee - the Arabica Coffee plant. Today it is one of the largest coffee exporters in the world. The extraordinary fruity and floral flavors...

Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America. In 2011, Honduras produced around six million bags of coffee (one bag contains about 69 kg). More than Costa Rica and...

There is a myth surrounding the beginnings of coffee cultivation in India: the pilgrim Baba Budan came to India from Mecca via Yemen, smuggling seven coffee seeds across the border...

In 1893, French missionaries from Reunion Island need the first coffees to Kenya. In the 1950s, the Agricultural Act (Swynnerton Plan) was passed, which aimed to intensify the development of...

Mexico is currently one of the ten largest coffee producers in the world. But it wasn't always this way, because it wasn't until the end of the Mexican Revolution in...

In 1790, Catholic missionaries brought the first coffee to Nicaragua. 50 years later, its economic relevance increased due to international demand. This is mainly due to the period between 1880...

Coffee plants arrived in Panama at the end of the 19th century with the first European settlers. Over time, especially the demand for the high quality specialty coffees has grown...

Coffee cultivation in Papua New Guinea began in the 1890s, but was not seen as economically relevant at that time. In the 1950s, infrastructure was developed to facilitate the transportation...

There is evidence that coffee was grown in Guatemala before 1747. But it was not until 1856 that cultivation became relevant, when the invention of chemical dyes reduced the demand...

Peru is currently number 9 coffee growing country in the world and number 1 in organic coffee exports. The first coffee arrived in Peru between 1740 and 1760 and was...

Known as the 'land of a thousand hills', Rwanda offers the perfect climatic conditions for bloody good coffee. Rwanda was also the only African country to have the honor of...

Timor-Leste was not only the first country to gain independence in the 21st century after a turbulent past, but is also an excellent coffee growing country. Coffee has been grown and...