Coffee Furniture in Tanzania
Continuing the African tour, after Kenya we will visit Tanzania, located to the south. These two countries have about 800 km of a common border and approximately the same volume of coffee production - under 50,000 tons per year, and Tanzania lags behind in tea more than 10 times. It is believed that coffee originated in the country from Ethiopia in the 16th century, was appreciated by local tribes as a stimulant, boiled with herbs, and even was used as currency. German and later British colonization led to the formation of the coffee industry, and since the 1920s, Tanzania is not the last coffee exporter in the world. Climatic features determined a more significant proportion of robusta in production compared to Kenya - about 1/3 of the total volume. Related material: history of coffee The main coffee producing areas in the country are located in the north along the border with Kenya and in the west, along Lake Tanganyika. Tanzanians have at their disposal a unique region of Mount Kil...