2. BASIC FACTS
coffee is prepared from roasted seeds of coffee
plants
cultivation – over 70 countries (Latin America,
Southeast Asia, Africa)
country of origin – Ethiopia
most common coffee plants – Coffea arabica and
Coffea canephora (=robusta)
world leader in production is Brazil
29th September – National Coffee Day, USA
3. POPULARITY OF COFFEE
spread : Ethiopia – Middle East – Turkey – Italy
first coffeehouse: Italy, 1645
nowadays: vital cash crop for many Third World
countries
