The ideal conditions for growing coffee plants is found in the "bean belt" either side of the equator - between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer (23 degrees North to 23 degrees South).

It's because coffee demands highly particular growing conditions, and plants specifically thrive in subtropical climates, ...

They lie in a band of tropical regions along the equator in what's become known as "The Bean Belt." This coffee-rich channel of land doesn't line up like this by accident. Many of the world's most ...

And the Bean Belt, which stretches from Ethiopia to South America to Southeast Asia is getting too hot. On top of all that, coffee production is driving deforestation in Vietnam and elsewhere ...

Coffee, the bittersweet beverage that awakens senses and soothes souls, hails from all around the globe — but it's ...

Most commercially grown coffee can be found in Equatorial areas known as “The Bean Belt”. The discovery of coffee has no clear answer. But its heritage can be traced back to forests in ...