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However, the importance of the process by which the beans have been grown, and by whom, have only recently been contemplated by the average westerner in recent years through the rise of fair trade initiatives. What follows is a comprehensive list of the top coffee producers by region.

Since a succession of government implemented land reform measures, Vietnam’s prolific agricultural industry (started and still upheld by rice production), has also become the largest producer of cashew nuts with Coffee as its third biggest agricultural export. Unlike rice, wet paddy fields are not needed for growing coffee beans and, at least in terms of methane production, coffee production is less harmful to the environment.

Indonesia is the third largest exporter of coffee, the largest producer of washed Arabica coffee and the fourth biggest green bean producer in the world.Further significant coffee-producing areas include Columbia, Mexico, and Ethiopia – which has emerged in recent years as a prime location for growing.