BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia swaps coffee for drugs

BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia swaps coffee for drugs ()

  „None of the big coffee companies have yet given any indication that they are prepared to follow all, or in some cases, any of these rules.“

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3304385.stm - Cached

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwandan coffee used to make beer BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwandan coffee used to make beer

  „The Rwandan coffee, brewed at a temperature of 40C, had the "silky, velvety character" that the brewer wanted.“

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4073075.stm - Cached

International Coffee Organization International Coffee Organization

  „The story of how coffee growing and drinking spread around the world is one of the greatest and most romantic in history. It starts in the Horn of Africa, in Ethiopia, where the coffee tree probably originated in the province of Kaffa. There are various fanciful but unlikely stories surrounding the discovery of the properties of roasted coffee beans. One story has it that an Ethiopian goatherd was amazed at the lively behaviour of his goats after chewing red coffee berries.“

http://www.ico.org/acoff/cofstor.htm - Cached

Java Jive #19 Java Jive #19

  „Tea originated in China and tea production is still centered in Asia and around the Indian Ocean. Coffee originated in Ethiopia and its production is centered in Latin America and Africa.“

http://www.equalexchange.com/news_info/ jj19.html - Cached

Tea & Coffee 06/01 - East Africa... Good Coffee, Bad Times Tea & Coffee 06/01 - East Africa... Good Coffee, Bad Times

  „Part of the global problem is that there is too much coffee in the world and not enough demand for good coffee. In the case of certain East African coffees, however, the coffee was often so good that it created its own demand. It is the return of those coffees for which its producers, and buyers, are fervently hoping.“

http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0601/special.htm - Cached

Africa Africa

  „The recent terrifying misfortunes of the Ethiopianpeople, including drought, famine, and civil war, have reduced the availability of allEthiopian coffees, particularly the washed varieties. Those Ethiopian coffees that do makeit to the store bins will probably be expensive, but still worth every penny.“

http://www.koffeekorner.com/africas.htm - Cached


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