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The History of Coffee, Part 3: The Americas

Of the three world regions ideally suited to grow coffee—Africa, Indonesia, and the Americas—the last region introduced to the coffee tree is the world's premier coffee producer today. That region is the Americas. The centuries-old odyssey...

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The History of Coffee, Part 2: Indonesia

When the Dutch imported the first arabica coffee trees to Indonesia in 1699, they established the world's first European-owned coffee estates in the process. Dutch dominance in coffee production and trade would span nearly two centuries and result in unprecedented commercial...

Indonesia The History of Coffee