Arabica Coffee Beans: Varieties, Flavor and Origins
Coffea arabica is the species behind most of the coffee people drink and nearly all of the coffee sold as specialty. It is native to Ethiopia and reached most of …
Tanzanian Coffee: Regions, Grades, Peaberry and Flavor
Tanzania grows arabica and robusta in similar amounts (USDA forecasts 850,000 bags of arabica and 750,000 of robusta for 2026/27): arabica in the far north and far south, robusta in …
Rwandan Coffee: Production, Processing and the Potato Defect
Rwanda produced 21,295 metric tons of green coffee in 2024/25 and exported 20,509 metric tons for $116.2 million, according to its National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB). Exports were up …
Ugandan Coffee: Robusta Country, Production and Grade Names
Uganda is mainly a robusta country: about 84% of its forecast 7.16 million 60-kilogram bags for 2026/27 is robusta. USDA ranks it the sixth largest coffee producer and the fourth …
Kenyan Coffee Grades, Varieties and History Explained
Kenya grows almost only arabica, and grades it by bean: AA, AB, PB, C, E, TT and T are set mainly by screen size, density and defects. The Nairobi Coffee …
Ethiopian Coffee: Regions, History and Genetics
Ethiopia, arabica’s center of origin, is forecast by USDA to grow 12.1 million 60-kilogram bags in 2026/27 and consume 5.0 million bags domestically. Its coffee is either washed (pulped and …
