Yemen is the first country to have deliberately cultivated coffee and was even the world's largest coffee producer for a long time. We still see this heritage today: the most widespread coffee species is called Arabica – named after the Arabian Peninsula.
It is all the more tragic that one of the most exciting coffee cultures in the world has been at war for years, making a visit to our partner Abdulmajeed Muslot impossible. Nevertheless, in 2022 we managed to meet him, his son, and his grandson in person – to be continued.
