Do coffee beans abound in Africa? how can coffee bean merchants get coffee beans in Africa?

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Africa is the second largest continent in the world and the second largest continent in population. At the same time, more than 20 countries produce coffee with various flavors and a wide range of flavor wheels.

Ethiopia, located in Africa, is the birthplace of Arabica coffee beans. Ethiopia is probably the country with the largest number of growing areas and the most unique flavor in the world; Kenya, which has to say "AA"; and Rwanda, the host country of Africa's first extraordinary coffee cup competition; Tanzania, which has the reputation of "coffee gentleman", and so on.

The diversity of native varieties and varieties of Ethiopia creates the unique flavor of its coffee and is famous for its distinctive and elegant aromas of flowers, grass and citrus. Ethiopia Farm is revered as the birthplace of Arabica coffee, although recent studies have suggested that South Sudan may also be its hometown. There are not many coffee farms in Ethiopia (known as manors, wild, semi-wild or large estates), but nearly 15 million people are involved in the entire coffee production process from harvest to export. Coffee trees are growing vigorously. Most of them are produced by subsistence farmers, and there are only a few months of production and marketing in a year. Ethiopia has considerable production diversity, many varieties cannot be found elsewhere, and there are even many that need to be identified. Due to the mixed cultivation of a variety of Isobian native species, such as mocha and Rosa, Isabia coffee beans vary in thread and shape. The vast genetic sequence of local native species can be said to be an important basis for ensuring the future of global coffee, and unfortunately, climate change is gradually wiping out these wild coffee trees that hold the key to coffee survival.

Kenya

Global market share: 0.5%

Treatment: washing, partial sun exposure

Production season: main from October to December, deputy from April to June

Main varieties: Arabica

Global production ranking: the 22nd largest coffee producer in the world

Kenya produces the most aromatic and acidity coffee in the world. There are slight differences in flavor in different regions, but most of them are characterized by a combination of unique fruit and berry tonality, citrus acidity and rich and juicy taste.

Only about 330 coffee farms in Kenya cover an area of more than 15 hectares, and more than half of them are small-scale farming, each covering only a few hectares. These small farmers gather into several farms, belonging to different company groups, each receiving coffee fruits from hundreds of small farmers one by one.

The coffee in Kenya is mainly Arabica, especially the varieties of SL, K7 and Ruilu. Most of the exports are water washing treatment (p20-21), while a few selected sun products are mainly sold in Kenya's domestic market. After processing, most coffee beans are traded through weekly auctions, while exporters bid based on samples tested in the previous week. Despite the ups and downs of market prices, coffee beans of good quality can basically be quoted at auction, thus providing an incentive for coffee farmers to improve their farming skills and coffee quality.

The import of coffee beans should be imported from local manors or companies

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