How about African Ugandan coffee A brief introduction to the varieties of Ugandan coffee beans

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If Ethiopia is the birthplace of Arabica coffee, then Uganda is the hometown of Luodou. During the colonial era, with the encouragement of the British, Uganda began to widely cultivate low-altitude species of Robusta. Today, Uganda has become the second largest exporter of Robusta in the world. Eighty-five percent of the coffee grown in Uganda is robusta coffee.

Although it is a coffee-growing country dominated by Robusta, Uganda also produces high-quality Arabica coffee, and its Akabica cultivation history can be traced back to a hundred years ago. Today, most of the country's Arabica is grown in the southeast of Mount Elgon, 4321 meters above sea level, and some on the border between Uganda and Kenya. Coffee, bananas, peanuts and other plants grow in the mode of mixed agriculture, and tall fruit trees become shade trees for coffee, thus ensuring the yield of coffee.

SL28 is one of the most famous and popular varieties in Africa. As a result, it spread all the way from Kenya, where it was originally promoted, to other parts of Africa (especially in the Arabica coffee producing areas of Uganda) and now to Latin America. In the 2017 World Barista Competition (WBC), a SL28 from El Salvador was brilliant, turning over a lot of rose beans, and finally helped British barista Dale Harris win the world championship.

SL28 was first selected and cultivated from a single plant of drought-resistant tree species derived from Tanganyika in 1935. According to historical documents, during a visit to Tanganyika (present-day Tanzania) in 1931, AD Trench, a coffee breeder at Scott Lab, found a variety in Moduli that seemed to be tolerant to drought and diseases and insect pests, so he collected seeds and took them back to Scott Lab, where they were later proved to be drought resistant and were widely planted until they were replaced by their offspring SL28.

SL28 is suitable for middle and high altitude areas and is resistant to drought, but it is prone to epidemic coffee disease. SL28 is known for its simplicity and durability-which means it can be left unattended for years or even decades, and still has the ability to produce results. SL28 is planted in many parts of Kenya, and some trees are 60-80 years old, but can still bear fruit.

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