What species of coffee is believed to be the first ever cultivated, and currently accounts for 60% of global production?

Coffea arabica, or Arabian Coffee, has a storied history. Early Arab scholars left behind written records of using roasted coffee beans to make a drink that would increase their productive working hours. Sound familiar? It was thought to have started in Yemen, and then spread to the Egyptians and Turks.

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