Costa Rican Coffee
The coffee production in Costa Rica played a key role in the country's history and still is important for the Costa Rican economy. In 2006, coffee was Costa Rica's number three export,[1] after being the number one cash crop export for several decades. In 1997, the agriculture sector employed 28 percent of the labor force and comprised 20 percent of Costa Rica's total GNP.[2] Production increased from 158,000 tons in 1988 to 168,000 tons in 1992. Costa Rican coffee is high in caffeine; it is often blended with inferior varieties. The largest growing areas are in the provinces of San José, Alajuela, Heredia,Puntarenas, and Cartago.Coffee production in the country began in 1779 in the Meseta Central which had ideal soil and climate conditions for coffee plantations.Coffea arabica first imported to Europe through Arabia, whence it takes its name, was introduced to the country directly from Ethiopia. In the nineteenth century, the Costa Rican government strongly encouraged coffee production, and the industry fundamentally transformed a colonial regime and village economy built on direct extraction by a city-based elite towards organized production for export on a larger scale.Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
Costa Rican Coffee
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