Branches with ripe, red coffee berries ready to be harvested, Coffea arabica, Mweka village, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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The coffee berries are ready 8 to 9 months after the plant flowers. The desired berry is shiny, red and firm to the touch. There are both mechanical and manual ways to harvest the berries. When the berries are harvested by hand, only the ripe berries are chosen, leaving the unripe fruit to be picked later.

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Size: 3530px × 5315px
Location: Mweka village, Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, along the road to Mweka Wildlife College
Photo credit: © Ulrich Doering / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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