Ethiopia coffee facts: Population (2206): 75 Million People Domestic Consumption: 1.5 Million bags per year Coffee Export: 1.5 Million Bags of 60 Kg. (132.29 lb.) Cultivated Area: 400,000 Hectares (988,000 Acres)
Harvest: -- Unwashed: October to March -- Washed: end of July to December
Arabica Introduced:The birthplace of coffee. Oldest recognized country of origin for uncultivated Arabica species.
Farms: 331,130 (94%) Smallholdings (less than or equal to 2.47 acres) 19,000 (6%) Government
Specialty Coffees: Washed: Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Limu, Bebeka Unwashed: Harrar, Sidamo, Djimmah, Lekempti (wild coffee trees)
Botanical Varietals: Numerous indigenous cultivars. |