Facts
cups of coffee are consumed every day worldwide
1 cup of coffee
The maximum daily recommended
intake is 400 mg
There are
smallholders directlydependent on coffee for their livelihoods
in the world, mostly
of the world’s
coffee 90% is produced in
developing countries
Main producers are
BRAZILVIETNAMCOLOMBIA
Sources: wikipedia.org; Food Standards Agency; International Coffee Organization.
Billion
Arabica Robusta
2
COFFEE
100mgof caffeine
contains an average of
The Coffee Bean Belt
There are 2 main varieties of coffee:
Arabica coffee is of higher quality and more expensive. It grows at higher altitudes.
25 million
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
coffee exportsamounted to a total of
2009/2010In
15 billion
“comfort zone” and moving it up to
coffee producers
Climate change is reducing Arabica’s
higher altitudes and cooler climates
US dollars
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