World Coffee boutique Manor: Martinique Martinique witnessing the growth and destruction of Coffee

Martinique is a small island and the birthplace of coffee in Central America, but it is now

However, the output of coffee is very small. The first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was created by Deckley in the early 1820s.

(Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu) brought from France. Deckley was a Martinique Navy in his early years.

The officer, he brought back a coffee tree and planted it in Prechear, where the first harvest was in

1726. Coffee was then introduced from Martinique to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Guadeloupe.

According to records, there were 18791680 coffee trees in Martinique in 1777.

The coffee trees on Martinique have witnessed the growth and destruction of an industry. Today the main part of the island

Export bananas, sugar cane and pineapples.

Source: platinum Coffee College