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Arabica bean the oldest native variety of Ethiopia

Published: 2026-09-29 Author: World Gafei 👁 176 views

Last updated 2026-09-29 — Iron pickup "Typica" iron pickup, the name sounds majestic and powerful, but in fact it is not so strong. It has a weak physique, poor disease resistance, easy to catch rust leaf disease, and produces less fruit. It is one of the oldest native varieties in Ethiopia, and many Arabica are derived from iron pickups! The parietal leaf of the iron pickup is bronzed, and the bean grain is large, pointed, oval or thin.

Iron pickup

"Typica" iron pickup, the name sounds majestic, but in fact it is not so strong. It has weak physique, poor disease resistance, easy to catch rust leaf disease and less fruit yield. It is one of the oldest native varieties in Ethiopia, and many Arabica are derived from iron pickups!

The parietal leaf of the iron pickup is bronzed, and the bean grain is large, pointed, oval or thin. Everyone is familiar with the well-known Mantenin, Blue Mountain, Elephant Bean, Kona, Yunnan Dou …... Wait. They are all derived from iron pickups.