where do coffee beans come from

Coffee beans come from the seeds inside the fruit (called coffee cherries) of coffee plants belonging to the genus Coffea. The coffee plant originated in the Kaffa province of Ethiopia about 1,100 years ago and later spread to Yemen and the rest of the world. Today, coffee is mostly grown in a narrow climate zone called the coffee belt between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, spanning regions in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The two main types of coffee plants grown for beans are Coffea arabica (Arabica) and Coffea canephora (Robusta). Major coffee-producing countries include Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Vietnam, Indonesia, and many others. The beans are extracted from the cherries, harvested when ripe, then processed, dried, and roasted to become the coffee beans used for brewing.