The Return of Zambian Coffee and the Kateshi Estate
Zambia is a relatively young coffee-producing country, with a history that spans less than a century. It was first introduced by British colonists in the early 20th century, but their pursuits were short-lived as trees failed to take root. Smallholder farmers took their shot at growing coffee in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until after Zambian independence in 1964 that coffee became part of the nation’s strategy to diversify its economy. With a focus on making coffee one of the country’s exports, commercial coffee estates began to appear in the 1970s. Production grew from the 1980s-2000s...
