An introduction to the Origin of Coffee in Kenya, one of the most acidic Coffee producing areas

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Although coffee cultivation actively carried out in countries such as Ethiopia has begun to be surprisingly cultivated in Kenya, it has not yet been completed. How has Kenyan coffee become a popular premium brand in European countries?

The introduction of coffee

It is said that coffee was sent to Kenya in the late 19th century. Coffee from the island of Reunion (formerly Bourbon) was brought to the country by Catholic missionaries in the 1890s.

As a matter of fact, it was Mount Kilimanjaro, the largest mountain in the Kenyan border area, which was later found to be land and very suitable for growing coffee, and many people began to cultivate and grow coffee in Kenya.

Distribution of farmland

Initially, towards the lowlands was regarded as a kind of high-quality coffee cultivation by the German colonial powers, the German government allocated farmland on the lowland side of Germany, and adopted a policy to residential areas and local ethnic highlands. However, high-quality coffee can only be harvested in the highlands.

So in Kenya, the coffee industry has become an economic center. In the shadow of the development of a large industry, a variety of studies have been carried out, such as cultivation methods and disease prevention measures. Today, Kenyan coffee is firmly labeled as one of the world's top brands.

The system of cooperation between locals and European countries

Coffee cultivation around Kilimanjaro was established through the cooperation of African people and Europeans. Local people in Kenya grow and sell coffee, but Europeans provide appropriate advice and produce high-quality coffee beans.

Later, coffee processing plants run jointly by local people and European countries seemed to have developed to a passable level.

The refreshing acidity of Kenyan coffee beans, such as bitter citrus fruits, has become such an expensive transaction today as a Nordic theme.

The coffee industry in Kenya begins with territorial disputes

Before the stable production of high-quality beans, there were colonial conflicts and the efforts of the local people.