Ethiopian Varieties

Ethiopia and the Boma Plateau of Sudan are the originIn coffee talk, it refers to a coffee-producing region or country; such as, "I was just at origin." Of course "Origin" for most product we use is not... of CoffeaThe botanical genus colloquially referred to as the “coffea genus,” which is comprised of over 120 individual species. These are generally opposite-leaved, evergreen shrubs or small understory trees... ArabicaArabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the taxonomic species name of the genus responsible for around 75% of the worlds commercial coffee crop.: Arabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the.... There are many local named varieties that we refer to as Ethiopian Heirloom Cultivars. This is simply the result of the action of farmers, seeking the best local types, the strongest healthiest plants with the best production, and using them as “mother trees.” That is what Ethiopian farmers call a tree that is selected for seedlings. But the fact is, many farmers now plant selections from Jimma Area Coffee ResearchThe study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements: The study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements. There are coffee research... station (JARC). These are selections from local landraces, chosen to match with the various agro-forestry zones of Ethiopia. These are not hybrids, but rather selections. JARC improved varieties are referred to numerically with attractive names like 74110 and 74114. They can have excellent cup quality when planted in the correct zone.

There are many other named varieties that originate in Sudan and Ethiopia, and some have taken long journeys to far parts of the world (see the Indonesian varietyA botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies... Abbysinia for example). Here is a partial list of some varieties: