| Type of coffee: |
Arabica |
| Volume (MTs 2008): |
3,000 |
| Growing areas: |
Eastern highlands |
| Marketing system: |
Direct sale |
| Processing: |
Wet processing |
| Harvest season: |
July - October |
| Port of shipment: |
Durban, Beira |
| Export destinations: |
European countries |
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in South-Eastern Africa, bordered by
Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. The lay of the land
is a mix of plateaux, bushveld dotted with rocky outcrops, and lowland
savanna.
Two mighty rivers wind across this country that have been immortalised
in literature and verse for decades: The Zambezi and the Limpopo. It
was from the Zimbabwe side that Livingstone first approached Victoria
Falls in a dugout canoe in 1855 and proclaimed the sight to be “the
most wonderful I had witnessed in Africa”.
Zimbabwe has a very rich cultural heritage. Artists are highly esteemed
in society, and the traditional arts like pottery, basketry, textiles,
jewellery and carvings rank among the best in the world. Music is also
an integral part of life in Zimbabwe.
This country is home to the largest ancient structure in Sub-Saharan
Africa, the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, which was a religious and
secular capital city dating back to the 13th Century. Some buildings
within this site are still the topic of much speculation.
English is the official language of Zimbabwe, but only about 2% of the
population have English as their mother tongue. The rest of the people
are native speakers of Bantu languages, most prominently Shona and Sindebele.
Mining and agriculture account for most of the country’s export
earnings. Tourism continues to be important,
with Victoria Falls and several National Parks drawing in visitors from
all over the world.
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| Coffee was introduced to Zimbabwe in 1960.
A really good Zimbabwe coffee has moderate acidity, rich flavours,
good body and aftertaste. |
Chairman
Trevor Gifford,
General Manager, Chairman / Vice President
Zimbabwe Coffee Farmers Association / Commercial Farmers, Union of Zimbabwe,
Cnr Adylinn Road / Marlborough Drive, Marlborough,
P. O. Box WGT 390, Westgate, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Tel: +263 (0)4 309 800 / 19
Fax: +263 (0)4 309 849
E-mail:
gifford@cfu.co.zw
trevorgifford@yahoo.com
coffee@africaonline.co.zw
pres@cfu.co.zw
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