It naturally has the high altitudes and partial shade desired by Coffea arabica, and it has much more of such land available than competitors such as Jamaica and Hawaii.
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Coffee was introduced to the highlands in 1926 . " Coffea arabica " from the Kilimanjaro Region was introduced to the region and its cultivation spread to the highlands;
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You don't have to know the difference between Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta or otherwise be a seasoned coffee connoisseur to fall under the spell of that old black magic.
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The montane rain forests in southeast Ethiopia, the birthplace of wild " Coffea arabica ", were the origin of a large part of modern commercially used " Coffea " breeds.
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Coffee shrubs ( " Coffea robusta " or " Coffea arabica " ) are invasive in parts of the forest, as they are in the nearby Gannoruwa Forest Reserve at Peradeniya.
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The Dutch governor in Malabar ( India ) sent a Yemeni or arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) seedling to the Dutch governor of Batavia ( now Jakarta ) in 1696.
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The biospherereserve includes Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot and Important Bird Areas of international significance and one of the last remaining montane rainforest fragments with wild Coffea arabica populations in the world.
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Economically valuable forests in Ethiopia, which contain the world s only wild " Coffea arabica " populations are diminishing and, at current deforestation rates, will be completely lost in 27 years.
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When referencing anything that has to do with the coffee plant ( coffea arabica or robusta ), the fruit of the plant is technically a cherry, or drupe and not a berry.
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Despite being the birthplace of " Coffea arabica " and the source for one of the world s finest coffees, current commitment of the worldwide coffee industry to conserve the forests is negligible.
