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congo coffee
Scientific Name: Coffea congensis
Family: Rubiaceae
Category: Dicot
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Congo Coffee
Coffee production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is primarily located in the Lake Kivu provinces.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy:
- Common Name: Congo Coffee
- Grown in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Distribution and Habitat:
- Coffee production is centered in the Lake Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Grown on the southern slopes along Lake Kivu.
- FARM – CPCK CO-OP ALTITUDE – 1500-1800 masl LOCATION – Lake Kivu, Northern Kivu, Eastern Congo
Historical Context:
- Since the 1940s, Congolese farmers have nurtured heirloom Arabica coffee trees.
- In the mid-1980s, the Democratic Republic of Congo was officially exporting up to 130,000 tons of coffee per year.
- In 2011, Sopacdi opened the first coffee washing station in the Congo for forty years.
Interesting Facts:
- Smallholder coffee farmers have risked their lives to sell their coffee due to political turmoil.
- Despite often being responsible for up to 80% of coffee farms labor in the DRC, many women never see a single Congolese Franc for their efforts.
- Sopacdi opened the first coffee washing station in the Congo for forty years and theirs was the first coffee to achieve the top national.
Ecological Role
- Violent civil conflict has reduced farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to smugglers.
- Political and social turmoil in Congo has had negative effects on coffee farming.