In addition to Kenya and Ethiopia, which other coffee-producing countries in Africa (Part 1)

In the world, not all places are suitable for growing coffee. The determinant factor of coffee cultivation is climate. Coffee trees are suitable for growing in tropical or subtropical areas, and they need a humid and warm climate, plenty of sunshine and appropriate rainfall.

The equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer is very suitable for coffee growth, so this area is called the "coffee belt". Among them, there are three main coffee growing regions, divided into Latin America, Africa and Asia. African coffee is well known in the global coffee market and has many excellent coffee producing countries, such as Ethiopia, the recognized birthplace of coffee, and Kenya, which is famous for its multi-layered taste and juicy acidity. In addition, other coffee producing countries are less well-known and relatively rare on the market.

Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzania is known as the "coffee gentleman" and is known as the African coffee troika along with Kenya and Ethiopia. The country is located in eastern Africa, south of the equator, and the western plateau accounts for half of the total area of the country. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is suitable for coffee cultivation because of its moderate temperature and rich water resources.

According to historical records, coffee had been introduced into Tanzania as early as the 16th century, and it had become a cash crop in the country in the 19th century, but it later became a German colony, and the colonial government began to grow coffee in the northern Bukoba producing area, but the planting method was different from that of the local Haya people, so the development was slow. Even if the management was later transferred to the British, the production of Bukoba did not increase much.

Until the independence of Tanzania in 1961, the government focused on the coffee industry and carried out a series of reforms, but coffee production was greatly reduced in the late 1990s when it was hit by coffee blight. After that, the coffee was transferred to the southern region and Mount Kilimanjaro for cultivation, and then slowly developed.

Currently, 90 per cent of coffee in Tanzania comes from 450000 small farmers and the other 10 per cent from larger estates, so it is mainly a cooperative model, producing about 1.5 million bags (60 kg / bag) of coffee a year. Coffee cultivation is currently divided into nine production areas, the most famous is Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro), mainly growing Arabica coffee beans, mainly iron pickup Typica, a small amount of Robusta, the country's coffee is mainly exported to the European Union, Japan, Russia, relatively rare in China. Qianjie Coffee has a washed iron pickup from Kilimanjaro, which tastes soft and sour, with citrus, berry, honey and nut flavors, soft tea taste and overall balance.

Rwanda Rwanda

Rwanda is known as the "land of thousands of mountains". Although it has a small land area, it is rich in natural resources, with many mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, grasslands and forests, which are very suitable for agricultural cultivation. The country's economy is also based on agriculture, mainly coffee, accounting for 75% of export earnings.

However, the coffee industry in Rwanda developed relatively late, and coffee was introduced into Cyangugu province by German missionaries in the 20th century, but thanks to the country's rich natural resources, coffee cultivation expanded to the whole country and produced a lot of coffee. However, in 1994, the country's civil war and genocide killed nearly 1 million people, and the country's economy was severely affected. A year later, the civil war ended and began to rebuild the economy, with the assistance of some non-governmental organizations, the country's economy and coffee industry were back on track, and the country's coffee industry is now developing steadily.

Rwanda's coffee producing areas are mainly located in the south and west and east of the country, the Huye mountains and Nyamagabe regions in the south and Nyamasheke on the banks of Lake Lake Kivu in the west, most of which grow Arabica varieties, mainly bourbon Bourbon and bourbon varieties Mibirizi, and a small number of Robsta. At present, Rwanda exports about 17000 tons, mainly to the European Union and the United States, but as China's demand for coffee increases, Rwandan coffee exports to China also begin to grow.

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