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It is the ancient and original cultivation of its tree, as well as the accumulation of farmers’ experience and the purity of water by relying on rain water and water barriers for rain water, as well as the method of drying the coffee fruit, the quality and fertility of the soil, and the nature of the agricultural climate for the cultivation of the coffee tree Where it is grown in the valleys where the climate is warm and humid and in …

Harvesting Yemeni coffee The method of coffee cultivation has not changed for more than 500 years, and this may be due to the type of farms in the region. All farms are listed and beautiful in appearance, and most of them are run by families, just like tea plantations. Cultivation in this way helped the farmer to avoid the use of chemicals, and this coffee is picked by hand, and thus this effect appeared in the quality of the coffee.  Coffee beans are …

Qishr "Husk" : It is the outer covering of the fruit of the coffee tree (coffee husk). It constitutes approximately 2% of the weight of the coffee fruit . The ripe coffee fruits are dried after harvesting directly under the sun on the roofs of houses as well as on beds designated for drying coffee fruits and after they are completely dry. It is ground and the coffee peels are separated from the green coffee beans, after which the coffee …

The town that facilitated Yemen's coffee trade was called Al-Makha, and its chief product became known as Mocha, notes Perfect Daily Grind. Yemen zealously guarded its prized export, and refused to sell seeds or plants. But per Qima Coffee, the smuggling of coffee seeds became a cottage industry, with the Dutch, British, and French all smuggling seeds so that they could start their own production in far-flung colonies. The most famous was the one started by Dutch traders in Java, …