Tell me About the Tanzanian People Poverty is a constant way of life in Tanzania, one of the poorest countries in the world. This meager income means they have minimal health care and education facilities, and lack the resources for further economic development. A site visit conducted by an investigative committee in October of 2000 found healthy, productive, and well-tended trees. Sophisticated, modern coffee processing facilities were also toured, and coffee beans were collected for taste testing. Once sales begin, Mt. Meru Select coffee will be roasted and delivered fresh on a weekly basis.
Coffee is the number one agricultural export.
The deregulation of coffee prices has had a negative impact on these gentle people. Yet, despite world-wide demand for coffee, there is little incentive to continue farming and to invest in new coffee trees. Tanzania is unlike the rest of Africa and is the only African country never to have had a civil war. It is a stable, unified country of over 130 tribes, with immigrants from Asian, European and Arab nations. A common language, Kiswahili is spoken by all.