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Cof­fea ara­bi­ca is native to Ethiopia, where the major genet­ic diver­si­ty of the species is found. His­to­ri­ans believe that cof­fee seeds were first tak­en from the cof­fee forests of South­west­ern Ethiopia to Yemen, where it was cul­ti­vat­ed as a crop. 

From these ear­ly plants, farm­ers and breed­ers have select­ed and cre­at­ed dozens of wide­ly cul­ti­vat­ed Ara­bi­ca cof­fee vari­eties, each unique in its per­for­mance and adap­ta­tion to local conditions.

Featured Varieties
Batian 1
Batian

A tall variety that combines high yields, tolerance to coffee leaf rust, resistance to coffee berry disease, and good cup quality.

Bourbon 1
Bourbon

One of the most culturally and genetically important C. arabica varieties in the world, known for excellent quality in the cup at the highest altitudes.

Centroamericano 1
Centroamericano  H1

Very high yielding with very good quality potential if planted in healthy soil and at elevations >1300 meters, with resistance to rust. Well-adapted for agroforestry.

IHCAFE 90 2
IHCAFE 90  Catimor

High yielding plant adapted to lowest altitudes. Requires high fertilization.

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The Ara­bi­ca Vari­eties Catalog

IHCAFE 90 2

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Genetic modification in coffee

All of the vari­eties list­ed in this cat­a­log have been cre­at­ed through tra­di­tion­al breed­ing approach­es. To the knowl­edge of sci­en­tists at World Cof­fee Research, no com­mer­cial­ly avail­able cof­fee vari­ety has been cre­at­ed through genet­ic engineering.

World Cof­fee Research and all par­ties receiv­ing fund­ing from WCR are pro­hib­it­ed from engag­ing in the devel­op­ment of genet­i­cal­ly mod­i­fied coffees.

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