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 Origin and history of Robusta coffee Robusta, also known as Robusta coffee, belongs to the Canephora variety (Nomenclature: Coffea canephora var. Robusta), is one of the two main commercially grown coffee varieties along with Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica). This is also the coffee variety that has brought our country to the position of the second coffee exporter in the world for many years, and the first in terms of Robusta output. Saying that to know that Robusta coffee is really popular and plays a "default" role in the Vietnamese coffee industry. However, it is also important to know that Robusta accounts for less than 30% of the total structure of global coffee production, with the rest belonging to Arabica and its sub-varieties.

Origin and distribution of Robusta coffee Coffea Canephora – Robusta coffee was first discovered in Congo – Belgium (in Africa) in the 1800s. Coffea canephora is also a plant native to the tropical forests around Lake Victoria in Uganda. Robusta coffee was introduced to Southeast Asia in the 1900s, after coffee leaf rust (CLR) wiped out the entire Arabica variety in Sri Lanka in 1869 (or 1867 according to Wiki), and attacked most of the Arabica varieties. Most of the plantations in Java - Indonesia in 1876. Currently, Robusta accounts for 30% to 40% of the total world coffee production, popular in West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, Central - South America, mainly Brazil. where it is called Conillon).