Tanzania coffee belongs to the central or east African family of well processed coffees. After sorting out, the peaberries are sold at very high premium rates.
Tanzania coffee is a premium branded coffee and sells well in the US. The finest
coffee brands of Tanzania incorporate unwashed Arabica, Columbian Mild Arabica and Rosusta coffees. Coffee of the country has become one of the most popular coffee brands of the world.
Tanzania coffee ranks as the 8th one in Africa and as 24th in the world.
Coffee in Tanzania is harvested in the months of October to February.
The best range of Tanzania coffee is available at Moshi, Mt Kilimanjaro, Southern Songea and Mbeya regions and the major
coffee plantations in Tanzania are sited at Meru Oldeani, in the
Moshi districts, Pare and Tanganyika.
Coffee at Tanzania is grown at small farms, which usually raise coffee as cash crop. In the country, most of the coffee produced is imported to other countries around the globe. Coffee has emerged as one of the major crops of Tanzania. Among the brands of
coffee in Tanzania Bourbon Arabica was introduced by the Jesuits and Kents in 1920. The well established botanical cultivars of
Tanzania coffee are Bourbon, Kents, Nyara and Blue Mountain.
