> Coffee is often grown in countries where there is a water shortage, such as Ethiopia. I would imagine that the water shortage is a problem in the low altitud

> Coffee is often grown in countries where there is a water shortage, such as Ethiopia. I would imagine that the water shortage is a problem in the low altitude arid deserts near the coast, while coffee is grown in the high altitude inland mountainous regions. Coffee needs a high altitude tropical climate with a lot of rainfall, that's why it is grown in tropical monsoon/rainforest climates (Brazil, Indonesia, Africa) where rain is abundant