COFFEE INDUSTRY OF TANZANIA
The coffee industry of Tanzania is the 19th largest producer of coffee in world. In 2006, Tanzania produced over fifty-five million pounds of coffee beans. Exports of coffee bring in over $60 million dollars each year to the Tanzanian economy. While coffee has a long history in East Africa, it was not widely grown in the territory comprising modern day Tanzania until the early 1900s.
COFFEE INDUSTRY GROWING IN TANZANIA
Approximately seventy percent of coffee produced in Tanzania is arabica, with most of this grown in high altitude regions such as Mount Kilimanjaro. Robusta trees are most commonly grown near Lake Victoria at a lower altitude. Most Tanzanian coffee is grown by small farmers, with 95 percent of the country's coffee farmers cultivating smaller than five acres. Often the quality of this coffee is not high enough to be sold on premium markets. Additionally, the yields of a typical coffee tree in Tanzania are comparatively low. These factors combine to make coffee a difficult business for Tanzanian farmers.
The highest grades of coffee are grown on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. These coffees are sold under the name Arusha, Moshi, and Kilimanjaro.
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF TANZANIA
Swahili is the official and most commonly used language in Tanzania.
MFUJI WA COFFE WA TANZANIA
Sekta ya kahawa ya Tanzania ni mtayarishaji wa kahawa wa 19 duniani. Mnamo 2006, Tanzania ilizalisha pesa zaidi ya hamsini na tano za maharage ya kahawa. Mauzo ya kahawa huleta dola milioni 60 kila mwaka kwa uchumi wa Tanzania. Wakati kahawa ina historia ndefu katika Afrika Mashariki, haikuwa imeongezeka kwa kiasi kikubwa katika wilaya inayojumuisha siku za kisasa Tanzania hadi mapema miaka ya 1900.
KAMPUNI YA KIKEZA KUTIKA TANZNIA
Karibu asilimia sabini ya kahawa zinazozalishwa nchini Tanzania ni arabica, na zaidi ya hii imeongezeka katika mikoa ya juu kama Mlima Kilimanjaro. Miti ya Robusta hupandwa sana karibu na Ziwa Victoria kwenye urefu wa chini. Kahawa nyingi za Tanzania hupandwa na wakulima wadogo, na asilimia 95 ya wakulima wa kahawa wanaokuza ekari ndogo zaidi ya ekari tano. Mara nyingi ubora wa kahawa hii sio juu ya kutosha kuuzwa kwenye masoko ya premium. Zaidi ya hayo, mavuno ya miti ya kahawa ya kawaida nchini Tanzania ni sawa na chini.
Sababu hizi zinachanganya kufanya kahawa biashara ngumu kwa wakulima wa Tanzania.
Makundi ya juu ya kahawa yanapandwa Mlima Kilimanjaro na Mlima Meru. Kahawa hizi zinauzwa chini ya jina la Arusha, Moshi, na Kilimanjaro.
JINSI YA KIFUNA YA TANZANIA
Swahili ni lugha rasmi na ya kawaida kutumika nchini Tanzania.
Come and join us for a chat or a quick cuppa or even a take-away or a full breakfast. You don't need to spend anything, but if you do, it will be for your own account.
Date: Friday, 12 April 2019
Time: From 06h45 onwards (to approx. 08h30)
Place: Brioche, 181 Main Rd, Walmer
We look forward seeing you there!
Logging in Swahili would be great.