What crop can small farmers profit from on export?
Coffee
Is it grown and enjoyed worldwide today?
yes
When was it introduced to countries beyond Arabia?
much later
What secret did they guard like top secret military plans?
coffee
What did the Arabian goverment forbade?
transporting it out of Moslem nations.
Was the actual spread of coffee legal?
in the beginning
Who is Baba Budan?
An Arab
What did he do?
smuggled beans
Where to?
near Mysore, India
What did he do with them there?
started a farm
What was found early in this century?
some of those plants
What is another name for coffee?
mocha
Who named it that?
unknown
Who was thrown in the desert to die of starvation?
Omar and his followers
How did they survive?
eating an unknown plant
What was the name of the nearest town?
Mocha
Why was the plant and its beverage named Mocha?
to honor the event
Who was Kaldi?
a sheepherder n
What did he notice about his sheep?
they became excited
When they did what?
eating the "cherries"