A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
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t<strong>on</strong>a and baraka. In this myth, characters are named in the same way but are Christians,<br />
prepare <strong>coffee</strong> in the Amhara way of c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> and chat is not menti<strong>on</strong>ed.<br />
- Bäträ Maryam, living Lake Tana banks in the 17 th century, was praying in Zagie<br />
Island and went into transe. L<strong>on</strong>g time passed and when he got out of his praying c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>,<br />
he couldn’t get back his stick of rhythm. This rooted and wore <strong>coffee</strong> fruits.<br />
5.3) <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa legends of <strong>coffee</strong> origin<br />
Through different interviews lead with old Muslim traders and peasants, different<br />
hypothesis emerged looking at <strong>coffee</strong> plant and <strong>coffee</strong> producti<strong>on</strong> origins. But, nowadays<br />
delimitating fixed boundaries in relati<strong>on</strong> with z<strong>on</strong>es and woredas, as told me an expert of the<br />
Jima Research Centre, <strong>coffee</strong> origin became a political game (B<strong>on</strong>ga and Agaro birthplaces).<br />
The most accurate would be to recognize south western Ethiopian Kaffa belt where forests are<br />
c<strong>on</strong>nected as the birthplace. Ethiopian Muslims ensuring the commercial and c<strong>on</strong>suming past<br />
of <strong>coffee</strong> are the main source of informati<strong>on</strong> since oral legends and explanati<strong>on</strong>s passed<br />
through generati<strong>on</strong>s and because written sources are not available. In this way, some facts are<br />
intertwined with historical proved facts and other have to be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as legends.<br />
- A peasant living in the south of Genet told me that <strong>coffee</strong> got originated in the<br />
following <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa forests:<br />
- Baddaa Dallachaa<br />
- Baddaa Kalloo<br />
- Baddaa Miyaa (in Tanaboo Laaloo farmers’ associati<strong>on</strong>)<br />
- Baddaa Gejib (Uursa Gotaa river) in <strong>Limu</strong> Seka woreda<br />
Not as a proof of origin but of old introducti<strong>on</strong>, three unique old <strong>coffee</strong> trees still stand<br />
in Gejib forest, in Seka woreda Suntu State Farm branch, of which I could see <strong>on</strong>e specimen:<br />
11 meters high, 72 cm of circumference and 130 years-old estimated<br />
In Kalloo forest I could see very old <strong>coffee</strong> trees (baggaajjaa) and their owners told<br />
that: “Even our grand father didn’t know about the origin of these old trees. In the past, the<br />
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