Wikipedia article of the day for July 14, 2026
The Wikipedia article of the day for July 14, 2026 is Maraba coffee . Maraba coffee is grown in Maraba, an area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of Coffea arabica (plant pictured), grown on volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. About 500,000 smallholder farmers grow the coffee plants under the cooperative Abahuzamugambi, founded in 1999; the cooperative has been supported by the National University of Rwanda and the Partnership for Enhancing Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality. The beans are sold to various roasting companies, including Union Coffee Roasters of the United Kingdom, who produce a Fairtrade-certified brand, and Community Coffee of the United States. Rwanda Smallholder Specialty Coffee Company buys fr...
