Coffee production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

DRC coffee plantation
Coffee plantation at Yalicombe, Oriental Province, before 1905
Coffee drying grounds, Coquilhatville, before 1905

Coffee production in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is centered in the Lake Kivu provinces. There are about 11,000 coffee farmers in the country who produce two main species of coffee, Robusta and Arabica.