Coffee production in Guadeloupe

Coffee production in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean Sea, has had commercial importance at various times in its history.

[2] 18th century In 1720, Sir Gabriel de Clieu, based in Martinique, was successful in cultivating coffee,[3] and some beans were planted on nearby Guadeloupe in 1721.

[9] Residual coffee agriculture continued to supplement the income for some families due to the low local economic activity.

He described the Guadeloupe bean as "glossy, hard, and long, clean, of an even green color, somewhat grayish", and that it was exported in barrels and hemp bags.

[11] He described production methods of the early 20th century in detail, mentioning that after the drying stage, coffee is subject to pounding and the removal of the berry's exterior brown cover, this stage being known as café habitat and that after the berry's silver coating is removed, the coffee is known as cafe bonifieur.