The coffee is grown in Usambara Block Mountains, part of the Eastern Arc Mountain. Coffee was introduced in Usambara by the christian missionariesFormally in 1950s coffee producers in Usambara were working under the first Usambara Cooperative Union.
Formally in 1950s coffee producers in Usambara were working under the first Usambara Cooperative Union.
| Region: | Lushoto District, Tanga Region, Tanzania |
| No. of Farmer Coops: | 16 |
| No. of Farmers: | 3122 |
| Process: | Farm Washed |
| Harvest Time: | July to March |
| Certification: | Organic & FairTrade Certified.Some farmers are in the RFA/ UTZ certification process |
| Varieties: | Kent & Compact |
| Elevation: | 2,290 m |
The governments intervene by establishing the regional cooperatives, whereby Tanga Regional Cooperative Union (TARECU) founded in Tanga.
TARECU works with farmers which produce coffee, cotton, cardamom and other crops. TARECU collapses and fail to operate.
In 1994 Usambara Regional Cooperative Union 1994 Ltd is then established. The suggestion brought up by a priest Father Athanas Meixiner.