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Coffee Origins

Bolivia

The tropical Yungas region alongside the Andes dominates Bolivian coffee production, where it is mostly grown by indigenous Aymara families working tiny farms. While these farms tend to be grouped together in settlements and managed by cooperatives, the size of these farms and their remoteness…

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Burundi

Having faced many difficulties in the establishment of a coffee market as a result of political and economic unrest and environmental challenges, today, efforts towards ensuring better deals for smallholder farmers and infrastructural development means a better market and higher quality coffees.…

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China

Big name coffee corps have been investing in commercial robusta coffee production in the south of the nation since the 90s, but now growers are turning their attention to quality and hoping to build a reputation with disease-resistant varieties of arabica. The southern province of Yunnan that…

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Costa Rica

Coffee is a hugely important crop to the history and culture of Costa Rica. High altitude and fertile volcanic soil made it a valuable export, and the nation was even Britain’s no.1. supplier in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The funds from trade like this allowed for large-scale modernisation…

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DR Congo

Despite the logistical challenges of operating in this war torn nation, with more coffee organisations investing in Congolese coffee infrastructure and cooperatives, there is hope for better economic stability and a more secure market for farmers and with that a growth in quality.

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El Salvador

Despite years of civil unrest, the small Central American nation has been able to retain its fantastic heirloom Bourbon trees and continue producing high quality green beans that make for balanced and versatile coffee. El Salvador’s coffee cultivation consists mainly of small farms and micro-lots…

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Guatemala

The rise of coffee cultivation in Guatemala was a result of a government project when its value was realised in the late 19th Century, and its production has been heavily tied to politics ever since. This was an unsustainable foundation of high yield low quality coffee grown at the expense of many…

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Honduras

The soil, climate, and conditions in Honduras are very similar to those of Guatemala, Nicaragua, or Costa Rica, with a great range of flavour profiles available, but it has faced overwhelming difficulties with leaf rust and pre-export degradation. More experimentation in high quality processing,…

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India

The story goes that Indian saint Baba Budan returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca smuggling seven raw Arabica beans from Yemen, at a time when its export was strictly controlled, by hiding them in his beard and planting them on the hills of the Chikkamagaluru district. While this story shows how…

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Indonesia

Across the group of islands that make up Indonesia, there are multiple micro-climates and a staggered harvest season. While Javan robusta coffee is probably the most well known (ever heard of ‘Mocha-Java’?), the minority arabica crop in Sumatra and Sulawesi is now reaching greater popularity…

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Kenya

The majority of Kenyan coffee is grown around the extinct volcano Mount Kenya, in the central highlands. Across both its large former colonial estates and smallholder farms, Kenya has a very highly educated coffee industry, which produces extremely high quality lots. SL-28 and SL-34, two varieties…

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Mexico

Mexico has a complicated history as a coffee producer. A previously fruitful system of smallholder production was destroyed by the collapse of the Mexican Coffee Institute, leading to a predatory market, a massive drop in quality, and a reputation for the production of commercial grade coffee. The…

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Myanmar

A UN funded project aimed at replacing opium production in the Southeast Asian country has meant higher grade specialty coffee and better infrastructure, meaning it is now more easily sourced outside of Asia. The large tropical rainforest and a mountainous landscape that offers ideal climate for…

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua has had a tumultuous status as a coffee producer but its long history, dating back to the 1700s, in Central America’s largest nation means that coffee has shown resilience in the face of challenges such as political turmoil, natural disaster and market volatility. With the formation of…

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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s political turbulence and poor infrastructure is at odds with the fertile volcanic soil and tropical highland climate that make it a natural choice for coffee growing. Though over 2 million people on the Oceanic island nation rely on the coffee industry for their income, violent…

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Peru

With little central funding and no organised coffee industry Peru hasn’t quite exploded as a dominant specialty coffee origin. A focus on organic farming and a move away from commercial plantation growing towards smallholders and co-operatives means that many are looking to Peru for what it can…

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Rwanda

Coffee has played a key and symbolic part in Rwanda’s recovery from genocide, with much foreign aid invested into establishing coffee partnerships and infrastructure and promoting quality. Transport continues to pose a challenge for this landlocked nation, alongside the ‘potato defect’ that…

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Tanzania

While the historical crop in Tanzania was Robusta, German colonial rule ramped up production with the planting of Arabica as a cash crop; a campaign continued by British rule in the country. In its independence era, Tanzania has struggled with low-yield diseased coffee plants and production has…

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Timor Leste

Coffee is one of Timor Leste's primary industries and exports, and has been cultivated on the eastern half of the South Asian island of Timor since its Portuguese occupation. Unique to Timor is the Timor Hybrid variety of coffee that has naturally evolved on the island. This is a unique variety of…

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Uganda

Robusta is a key export for Uganda, and is one of few places where coffee grows indigenously. But with better traceability, and a greater focus on the arabica crops that thrive in the mountains on its Eastern and Western borders, Ugandan coffee is increasing its quality and reputation.…

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Zambia

While infrastructure, disease and climate change have proved challenges for the market at times, following the models of other central African nations has proved fruitful for Zambian coffee. Still, production is small-scale, reliant on disease resistant varieties, and most often from larger…

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