Coffee in Vanuatu • History and Coffee Recommendation • Bunaa

In the South Pacific island state, which consists of 83 islands.
The first Arabica Bourbon plants were imported from New Caledonia in 1852 and planted in Port Resolution on the island of Tanna.
In 1960, Arabica varieties from Fiji were cultivated in a new coffee development program.
After coffee leaf rust destroyed the plants, the Variety Arusha from Tanzania was introduced in 1962.
Between 1982 and 1986, 3 million pounds were invested in the coffee development on 462 hectares on Vanuatu.
So 76 tons of coffee were produced.
After further setbacks by cyclones and coffee leaf rust, Catimor has now found the perfect variety for the climate Vanuatus.
In 2007, Tanna Coffee Plantations (TCP) planted 100.00 coffee plants and produced 40 tonnes of Tanna Island Coffee in 2010.
It grows in the shade of the active volcano Yasur without chemical fertilizers or pesticides – organic without certification.
Although the plateau is only 400 m above sea level, the climatic conditions make Vanuata coffee one of the best in the world.
The aromatic Arabica coffee is full-bodied and has nutty aromas.
In 2015 the devastating cyclone PAM destroyed coffee plantations on Tanna.