Origin and Introduction of Coffee

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Origin and Introduction of Coffee
AD 850

• Coffee,
• Tea,
• Cocoa,
• Three of the most important non-alcoholic
  beverages in the world.

• The Arabs were the first to commercially brew and
  cultivate coffee.

Just Pirouetting Illustrated by Edward Coore
(2005)
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Coffee, its past and present status in Jamaica
and the Region

• Prepared and presented
• by
• Louis Campbell ( lcampbell_at_ciboj.org )
• on behalf of the Jamaica Library Service

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EARLIEST USES OF THE PLANT

• Ethiopians chewed the leaves and fruits gathered
  from wild trees.
• A mixture of ground-roasted, or green, coffee
  fruits and fats were taken along on hunts as a
  survival staple.
• Caffeine was leached out of the leaves or fruit
  during chewing.
• Some authors have suggested that an alcoholic
  beverage was made from the fruits before a
  non-alcoholic one was produced

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Coffee Botany
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Origin and Introduction of Coffee

• Origin believed to be from the high lands of
• Eastern Africa

• In Areas over 1000 masl
• In Forestry settings

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Origin and Introduction of Coffee
From Africa
Today approx. 50 producing countries exist
The origin and introduction of Coffee across the
globe (Adapted from N.W. Simmonds, Evolution of
Crop Plants (New York Longman, 1976)
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PRODUCER COUNTRIES
2005 crop year
11 mil bags
32 mil bags
13 mil bags
2.7 mil bags
6 mil bags
Bags are (60 kg)
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PRODUCER COUNTRIES
1.9 mil bags
3.5 mil bags
2 mil bags
2.3 mil bags
1.3 mil bags
1 mil bags
81,000 bags
Bags are (60 kg)
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PRODUCER COUNTRIES
34,000 bags
20,000 bags
41,000 bags
10,000 bags
Bags are (60 kg)
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COFFEE TODAY

• Most valuable product in world trade
• In many years second in value only to oil as a
  source of foreign exchange earner to developing
  countries.

Source ICO_ 2006
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Coffee Enters Jamaica
First coffee was planted at Temple Hall

• Between 1728 and 1768 it moved to the Blue
  Mountains then the hills of Manchester, St. Ann
  and St. Elizabeth.

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Coffee In Jamaica
The Blue Mountain area being the largest
Today coffee is being produced in the interior of
most parishes
Accounting for about 80 of total production
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Coffee In Jamaica
Some coffee areas and pulperies in St. Andrew
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Rivers, communities Pulperies in St. Andrew
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Coffee In Jamaica
Contributes aprox. US35 mil yearly to economy
Employs about 120,000 persons in all aspect
Probably more to socio-economy
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Coffee In Jamaica
Nice layout
Climatic variations

• Has high demand
• Highest price
• Good reputation

Top quality coffee
This Jamaican coffee
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Coffee In Jamaica
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Coffee In Jamaica
Coffee measuring box
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