There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DEPUTING
Verb
deputing
present participle of depute
Source: Wiktionary
DEPUTE
De*pute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deputing.] Etym: [F. députer, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Pure.]
1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2. Sam. xv. 3. Some persons, deputed by a meeting. Macaulay.
2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.] The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. Barrow.
De*pute", n.
Definition: A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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