History of Coffee in Honduras

Let’s check out the history of coffee in Honduras. Coffee in Honduras seemed to have been introduced around the late 18th Century by the trade market. In the 19th Century, coffee growth was slow due to the fact that bananas were the main source of income for most farmers. But by the mid-20th Century coffee grew immensely with the help of the government.

The coffee industry of Honduras has dealt with many difficult challenges. The weather was/is one of the main challenges. Hurricane Mitch in 1998, destroyed more than 80% of agricultural fields in Honduras. After the hurricane, Honduras economic system did not do well. Due to the slow economy system, farmers would smuggle their coffee beans out of Honduras and sell them at a higher price to nearby countries like Guatemala. Exporting coffee out of Honduras decreased as the government began to tax the exportation of coffee, but this led to increased illegal exporting of coffee. The decrease of illegal coffee exportation was largely due to the fact that the government began to assists farmers with growing coffee crops. They helped by passing laws that helped farmers produce and access coffee in remote areas. One way that they helped was by creating roads to those remote areas.

IHCAFE, an advocacy of coffee, helped coffee grow by creating their coffee as a high-quality product in the international markets. Coffee from Honduras is grown in six different areas, each area creates a unique flavor and bodied. From 2011-2012, Honduras exported more than 4.1 million bags of coffee, talk about a growth! Although coffee exportation has declined, Honduras is still one of the top ten exporters of coffee in the world.

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Origin of Coffee- Yemen

In a port called Al-Mokha, which is located in Yemen, it has been said that coffee originated from there. In this small city, the locals gave coffee its original Arabic name qahwa and mocha came from this port, port Al-Mokha.

According to World.Mic, coffee was everything to Yemen. Coffee was handed down from generation to generation, and it was one of the most important plants there was for Yemenis. Coffee was considered the “Wine of Arabia”, where monks in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen drank it to help them stay up for midnight prayers. Coffee spread from the monks to everyone, for everyday use and it was also included in trades as an exquisite item. It spread all over the Islamic world creating different coffee houses in areas including Persia, Egypt, Turkey, and North Africa. Coffee spread all over Europe by the Ottoman Empire and by trading markets by the Yemeni in the port of Mocha. England and the Dutch East India Companies were able to transport the Mocha beans and trees back to England, India, Sumatra, Bali and other islands in the East Indies.

Although now coffee is not as big anymore in Yemen, the taste and smell of Arabica coffee are unique as it takes a while to create and perfect. The coffee beans can only be harvested five years after being planted at 2,500 meters (about 8,200 feet above sea level). The coffee beans are handpicked at a specific time, dried outside by the sun, and then peel the dried skin. Yemenis use every part of the coffee plant. The leaves are used to make a red tea that's like herbal medicine, and the husk is used within a drink, which contains a lot of antioxidants.

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History of Coffee- Part 2

Historical figures and events made coffee one of the world’s most popular drink. As coffee began to trade around the 13th Century, coffee houses and roasting of coffee beans were also introduced. One historical figure that helped people accept coffee was Pope Clement VIII. Pope Clement VIII baptized coffee allowing Christians to drink it.

On the major historical event, which helped with coffee rising popularity in the US was The Boston Tea Party In  1773, when Americans rebelled against England by dumping the tea, which was the most popular drink at that time. Coffee took its place after that event. Brazil played a huge role coffee the popularity of coffee. Coffee plantations in Brazil grew immensely fast, and coffee became over produced. Coffee's over production allowed coffee to be available for everyone and not just to the elites.

At the beginning of the 1900’s, instant coffee was created making it easier to mass produce. The 1920’s prohibition in the US made the coffee sales and consumption soared. In 1938, one of the biggest coffee manufactured in Brazil, Nescafe, develop its own way to freeze dry the instant coffee allowing this to help with the over production. 

Once TV was introduced to us, in the 1950’s, commercials of coffee helped spread it all over the US.

Coffee sure has a long history! Check out our next blog for more history facts on coffee. Be on the lookout for Fivesso’s Crowdfunding Campaign in June.

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