Explore the complex relationship between colonialism and coffee production. Learn how European colonial powers established coffee plantations, controlled trade routes, and created lasting impacts on coffee-producing regions that persist today.
Discover how coffee spread from the Middle East to Europe through Ottoman trade routes, overcame religious resistance, and transformed European social life. Learn about coffee's cultural journey from 'Wine of Islam' to European coffee house revolution.
This topic explores the main soil types suitable for coffee cultivation, how soil fertility influences plant health and cup quality, and the management practices farmers use to sustain productive soils.
This topic explains the development of the Castillo variety in Colombia, its role in combating coffee leaf rust, and the broader importance of disease resistance breeding in coffee sustainability.
This topic explores the key Kenyan-developed coffee varieties—SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, and Batian—their origins, traits, flavor profiles, and significance for disease resistance and quality.
In this topic you will see the major milestones in coffee’s journey from its legendary Ethiopian origins to its modern global presence, highlighting the turning points that shaped its cultural, economic, and social significance.