Yemen Coffee

Post date: Sep 06, 2021 6:47:11 AM

Assistant Professor Qais Abdullah Nogaim at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics gave a seminar entitled “Yemen Coffee” on 9th march 2021 at 1:00 PM. The seminar focused on Coffee which is the most important agricultural commodity and beverage worth up to US $ 14 billion annually. More than 18 countries, including Yemen, cultivate coffee. More than 125 countries export and re-export coffee. Providing a livelihood for 100 million people around the world. More than 50 developing countries are earning 25 %, of their foreign exchange. Coffee production in Yemen has been on a constant decline over the last decades. The surface cultivated 34 686 hectares and the yearly production reached 19 430 tones in 2008. It is generally acknowledged that more then 105 000 families of farmers are growing coffee in 15 Governorates and 200 districts mountains areas.

Seminar keywords: Yemeni coffee, Chemical Composition, Quality Grading