December 27, 2022
The coffee farm where I spent two weeks is located near Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and near to the town of Moshi. Agriculture is one of the main sources of livelihood in rural areas and coffee farms. The area and farm I was in were mainly engaged in coffee growing, banana growing and, to a lesser extent, avocados and maize. Children still go to school, but when it's time to harvest, they help their parents.
Dennis, a coffee grower with whom I lived and studied for two weeks, is 76 years old and has been involved in coffee on a daily basis for 40 years. Dennis' coffee farm is a fairly traditional small farm in Tanzania - a total of 3 hectares and 200 coffee trees.
