Four forms of growth and production of Ethiopian Coffee in Coffee producing area

Growth and production patterns:

There are four growth production patterns in Ethiopia, and 95% of coffee is produced from these types or systems.

1. Forest planting (Forest)

In the coffee-producing areas of Ethiopia in the south and south-west, most of them are wild or grow under natural forests. It provides natural shelter for coffee trees, but the resistance is slightly weak. This production system accounts for about 10% of the total production.

two。 Semi-forest development and planting Semi-Forest

It is also planted deliberately by farmers in coffee-producing areas in the south and south-west, choosing forests as shade trees, and often removing weeds and other non-coffee crops to benefit the growth quality of coffee trees. this production system accounts for about 35% of total production.

3. Garden or home-grown (Garden)

Garden-type coffee cultivation is generally cultivated near farmers' homes, usually located in the south and east, with a low planting density of about 1000 to 1800 coffee trees per hectare, accounting for about 50% of the total production and has an increasing trend.

4. Manor (Plantation)

Most of the large farms are state-owned industries (now gradually auctioned to private enterprises) and sharecroppers. Usually, this system is only systematically cultivated and improved, even the exposure of sunshine, the type and amount of fertilizer, and so on, are closely controlled. This production system accounts for about 5% of the total production.

Author: Ji Fangwei Saber