ANNEX 4
AFRICA COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES PROFILES
Country |
Kenya |
Botanical species |
Arabica |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
North and north-east of Nairobi |
Harvest |
Main harvest: October to December |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
1 433 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
1 113 000 bags (77.7 %) |
The remaining 22.3% includes the amount for local consumption and the amount rejected during grading because of poor quality.
Country |
Angola |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
North of the country |
Harvest |
June/October |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
85 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
50 000 bags (58.8 %) |
Country |
Burundi |
Botanical species |
93% Arabica, 7% Robusta |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
North, centre of the country |
Harvest |
April/July |
Preparation |
Arabica: 100% wet method |
Total production (1999) |
514 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
403 000 bags (78.4 %) |
Country |
Cameroon |
Botanical species |
Robusta and Arabica |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Robusta: in all provinces except north |
Harvest |
Robusta: Nov. to mid-Feb. |
Preparation |
Robusta: dry method |
Total production (1999) |
1 300 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
1 154 000 bags (88.8 %) |
Country |
Central African |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
West, south and east |
Harvest |
November to February |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
200 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
195 000 bags (97.5 %) |
Country |
Congo, D.R. of |
Botanical species |
Robusta - Arabica |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Robusta: North, central basin; |
Harvest |
Robusta: May/July |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
900 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
431 000 bags (47.9 %) |
Low export percentage could be due to low quality
Country |
Ethiopia |
Botanical species |
Arabica |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Southwest, south and east |
Harvest |
August/January |
Preparation |
Dry and wet methods |
Total production (1999) |
3 833 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
1 818 000 bags (47.4 %) |
The local consumption in Ethiopia is about 35 %. The remaining about 18% is mainly due to losses during processing and rejected amounts during grading due to quality.
Country |
Ghana |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Forest area in the southern part of the country |
Harvest |
November/March |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
56 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
69 000 bags (123.2 %) |
This indicates that there were stocks of the previous season that were exported together with the 1999 crop.
Country |
Guinea |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Mainly the forest lands (south-west) |
Harvest |
December/March |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
120 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
65 000 bags (56.2 %) |
Country |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green, roasted, soluble |
Regions of production |
Southern half of the country |
Harvest |
October/March |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
4 167 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
2 561 000 bags (61.5 %) |
Most of the unsold coffee could have been due to quality aspects.
Country |
Malawi |
Botanical species |
Arabica |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
North and south of the country |
Harvest |
December to February |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
61 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
54 000 bags (88.5 %) |
Country |
Madagascar |
Botanical species |
Robusta (92%) Arabica (8%) |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
East and north-east of the country |
Harvest |
May/June to October |
Preparation |
Dry method mainly |
Total production (1999) |
752 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
464 000 bags (61.7 %) |
Country |
Rwanda |
Botanical species |
Arabica (97%) Robusta (3%) |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
West, north and south of the country |
Harvest |
March/June |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
300 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
314 000 bags (105 %) |
Stocks from previous season were exported together with 1999 crop.
Country |
Tanzania |
Botanical species |
Arabica (64%) - Robusta (36%) |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
West of Lake Victoria, Kilimanjaro |
Harvest |
Arabica: October/December |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
773 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
634 000 bags (82.2 %) |
The remaining coffee was used for domestic consumption.
Country |
Togo |
Botanical species |
Robusta |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
West, centre and east of the country |
Harvest |
December to February |
Preparation |
Dry method |
Total production (1999) |
334 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
321 000 bags (96.1 %) |
The exports could have included stocks of the previous season.
Country |
Uganda |
Botanical species |
Robusta (87%) - Arabica (13%) |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
West, east and south-east of the country |
Harvest |
Robusta: year round, peak from November to February |
Preparation |
Dry and wet methods |
Total production (1999) |
4 000 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
3 841 000 bags (96.02 %) |
The exports could have included stocks of the previous season.
Country |
Zambia |
Botanical species |
Arabica |
Exported as |
Green |
Regions of production |
Northern province in the Muchinga Mountains |
Harvest |
October/March |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
45 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
54 000 bags (120%) |
The exports could have included stocks of the previous season.
Country |
Zimbabwe |
Botanical species |
Arabica |
Exported as |
Green, roasted |
Regions of production |
South-east along the Mozambique border |
Harvest |
July/October |
Preparation |
Wet method |
Total production (1999) |
189 000 bags |
Total exports (1999) |
141 000 bags ( 74.6 %) |
