Coffee

Coffee is a tropical plant, which belongs to the genus Coffea L. of the family Rubiaceae. Coffee originated in Africa, in the Ethiopian region known as Kaffa.From Ethiopia, coffee was taken to Arabia and finally brought into Europe.Coffee houses started emerging in Europe in the mid-1600 s first in Italy and later in England. Coffee reached America in 1607. An important milestone in 1727 was the planting of coffee in Brazil, which is now the world’s dominant producer (at the beginning of the 1900 s, Brazil produced 97% of the world’s coffee).

Coffee is widely used as a flavoring, as in ice-cream, pastries, candies and liqueurs. It is a source of caffeine and dried ripe seeds are used as a stimulant, nervine and diuretic, acting on the central nervous system, kidneys, heart and muscles.

The coffee fruit is oval, similar in size and shape to a small olive and turns red from green during ripening. The fruit is a fleshy berry, in which two seeds are imbedded. Blossoming and fruit setting occurs mainly 2 to 3 times a year. About 6 to 7 months are required to ripen the fruit.

Coffee has been successfully produced in many parts of the world on a wide range of soils, but the ideal soil type is sandy-loam.

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