Coffee cultivation

Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean

Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean

In this topic we trace how coffee plants were introduced to the Americas and Caribbean, how colonial powers expanded cultivation, and how coffee reshaped economies, societies, and trade networks in the New World.

Spread through Yemen and Sufi coffeehouses

Spread through Yemen and Sufi coffeehouses

In this topic we trace how coffee moved from Ethiopia across the Red Sea into Yemen, why Sufi communities adopted it, and how Yemen’s ports and pilgrim networks transformed a local devotional drink into a global commodity.