Zambian Coffee | Zambian Coffee planting History _ introduction to Zambian Coffee Bean producing areas

Zambian coffee beans were introduced to Zambia by missionaries in the 1950s, but it was not until the late 1970s that coffee production began to increase with funding from the World Bank. the main varieties planted are Katimo and Bourbon, the main coffee growers in Zambia are large coffee farms, and most of the best coffee beans in Zambia come from single estates. Zambia's coffee bean grading system is the same as Kenya's, respectively: AA+,AA,AB,PB such classification, the mainstream treatment is washing treatment, raw bean quality assurance, Zambia's boutique coffee bean flavor is similar to Kenya's, more acidic, but slightly lighter flavor, inclined to floral flavor. The mainstream consumers of Zambian coffee beans are coffee drinkers in Europe and the United States, with an average annual output of about 4500 tons, a coffee planting area of 5000 hectares and annual sales of more than US $8 million. In recent years, with its excellent quality, and began to let people all over the world know it.

There is no detailed demarcation of coffee growing areas in Zambia and is usually represented by the south, center and north. The area with the most cultivation is the Muchinga Mountains in northern Zambia.