Tanzania
Equatorial highlands moderated by the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.
Soil profile
Volcanic soil, replenished by Kilimanjaro's own geology.
Growing regions
- Kilimanjaro — The country's best-known growing region
- Mbeya — Newer, southern highland farms
Seasonal cycle
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Sold weekly through the Moshi Coffee Auction, mirroring Kenya's own auction system.
The story here
German missionaries and colonial administrators planted the first coffee near Kilimanjaro in the 1890s, and the mountain's volcanic slopes remain the country's most celebrated growing ground. Tanzania is also where "peaberry" earned its reputation as a distinct, sought-after grade — a natural mutation where each cherry produces one round bean instead of two, hand-sorted out and sold separately for its concentrated sweetness.