The History of Coffee Cultivation

If you are a fan of coffee drinks, then you should know the history of the development of the plant cultivation of coffee in the world. it could be your country is the origin of the coffee plant in the world or perhaps your country is developing coffee plantations. The following reviews the historical development of the world coffee crop.

The origin of the coffee plant
Almost all the literature that discusses the history of coffee agrees that the origin of the coffee plants from Abyssinia, which is a region in Africa that used to exist under the Ethiopian Empire. This time, the region covers the territory of Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the beginning, all coffee plants cultivated a type of arabica coffee (Coffea arabica).

from the Abyssinia coffee plants were taken and cultivated in Yemen. Estimated that coffee plants began to be cultivated in Yemen in the year 575. At that time the development of coffee cultivation has been slow. Because coffee beans only trade outside of the Arabian through the port of Mocha in Yemen.

The History of Coffee Cultivation

The Arab traders tried to protect the exclusivity of the coffee plant by requiring boil the beans in advance before trading by requiring boil the beans in advance before trading.With the hope of coffee beans can not grow into plants.

Coffee deployment to South Asia and Southeast Asia

However, attempts to isolate coffee beans by Arab traders fail. In 1616 Dutch people succeeded in bringing the coffee plants from the port of Mocha to Holland, Netherlands. In 1658 the Dutch began trying to cultivate coffee plants in Sri Lanka. There were no reports of plant cultivation is reaping great success.

Please also note the Europeans have tried to cultivate coffee plants in Dijon, France. However, this attempt failed miserably, coffee plants can not grow in the soil of Europe.

Addition to passing the harbor there are many other possible entrances traffic trade coffee beans. One of them through the journey of the pilgrims who want pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.In 1695 Baba Budan, a pilgrim from India, succeeded in bringing productive coffee beans out of the Arab. He cultivated coffee plants in Chikmagalur, India in the south.

In 1969 the Dutch brought coffee from Malabar, India, to Java. In 1969 the Dutch brought coffee plants of Malabar, India, to Java. The coffee plant originated from seeds brought from Yemen to Malabar. The coffee plant derived from seeds brought from Yemen to Malabar. The coffee plants are planted in Kadawung, but the attempt failed due to flooding.

Three years later the Dutch brought back coffee plant cuttings from Malabar. Efforts this time success. The coffee plants grow well in plantations in Java. The results of the production shift the dominance of Yemeni coffee. Even when the Netherlands became the largest coffee exporter in the world.

The spread of coffee to America and islands in the vicinity 

The coffee was imported into America and islands in the vicinity through two doors. Beginning in 1706 when the Dutch brought the coffee plant from Java to the botanical gardens in Amsterdam. From the Amsterdam, coffee plants were brought to Suriname. Others are given as a gift to King Louis XIV in Paris.

In 1720 the coffee plants from Paris was brought to be grown in the French colonies in the Caribbean. The story of the coffee plant trips is very popular. Narrated a coffee tree that was brought by the French ships could be kept alive because watered with drinking water officer belonging to the carrier. All the coffee plants from sources in Amsterdam is known as Typica cultivar.

Another street coffee plants into the United States through bourbon Island, now La Reunion. Plants derived from seeds given by Sultan Yemeni envoy to King Louis XIV. Plants derived from seeds given by Sultan Yemeni envoy to King Louis XIV in the year 1715. France received 60 grains of coffee seed in Bourbon. Then the seeds spread to the colonies of France in America and other regions. The coffee plant is known as Bourbon cultivars.

Both cultivars of arabica coffee, the Typica, and Bourbon believed to be the source of the coffee plant that is currently developed in various estates.
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