The conservation of the wild populations in eastern Africa, being the species' centre of diversity, provide the variability required for disease resistance, as well as drought tolerance in cultivated varieties, which are sourced from a very narrow genetic base. Genebank collections have been established abroad: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café Pedro Uribe Mejia (Colombia). (IUCN, 2018)
país: Colombia
año: 1939
Yvert: 327
