Egypt’s Homegrown Coffee Production Shows Early Promise

Egypt’s Homegrown Coffee Production Shows Early Promise

Egypt’s project to cultivate coffee beans locally has shown promising results after 40 years of trials. Egyptians consume around 70,000 tons of coffee annually, costing the country approximately USD 340 million (EGP 16.4 billion) in imports.  According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt’s imports of non-roasted or decaffeinated coffee reached USD 167.6 million (EGP 8 billion) in the first 10 months of 20…