High plateau areas of western Cameroon where the country's arabica plantations are located.
The Bamileke and Bamaoun high plateaus in the West Region are where Cameroon's arabica plantations are located, on high, volcanic ground. Coffee reached the West Region around 1927. In 2015 the western cooperative union UCCAO planted a 6-hectare field of Java seedlings to bring that variety to farms in western Cameroon.
Field notes
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By 1929 the French agricultural engineer René Coste, who headed the Dschang station, was credited with developing Cameroon's coffee sector.
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UCCAO, the Union Centrale des Coopératives Agricoles de l'Ouest, is among the most active coffee exporters in the country.
Elsewhere in Cameroon
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in Cameroon · Wikimedia Foundation
- Cameroon Coffee: Amazing History & Flavors · Corner Coffee Store
- The Union Centrale des Cooperatives Agricoles de l'Ouest is testing the Java coffee variety in Cameroon · Business in Cameroon