Papua New Guinea – Fair Trade Organic – Archived

Taste: We’ve been so impressed with all of the PNG’s we’ve cupped from this year’s harvest.  This is a classic Papua New Guinea, exhibiting a velvety mouthfeel with chocolate and nuts dominating, and some citrus notes in the background.  A great blending base that compliments any central American bean, especially a Guatemalan.

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Roast: Accepts all roast levels well.  We prefer Medium/Dark (Full City) stopping the roast about halfway through 2nd crack.

About: Coffee Connections Limited commenced in 2001 when a need to establish a dedicated and professional organisation to handle certified organic and Fairtrade coffee from Papua New Guinea was identified.  Operating in the Purosa region of the Okapa District  Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, this dedicated approach has brought benefits to the grower community through higher prices for their coffee and, more recently, through the introduction of Fairtrade marketing principles. Regular grower visits and workshops emphasis the importance to growers of maintaining quality for global markets which continue to grow by 30% per year.  Purosa coffee is popular because of its high acidity and the well rounded cup.  On its own as a single origin coffee, or in a blend, Purosa/Enorga FTO coffee is reliable and adds value to the cup.

The Fairtrade co-operative grower group is a legal entity registered in PNG under the Co-operative Societies Act 1985. The group chose the name Highlands Organic Agriculture Co-operative Ltd (HOAC) because sometime in the future other certified organic products such as vanilla and spices may be added to the list of exports.

There are presently 2604 village farmers registered and living amongst the 32 village communities spread over 500 square kilometers in the Purosa valley region. These growers support about 12,000 family members and, as interest grows, it is expected that a further 5,000 growers will sign up with the HOAC over the next two years. Coffee is the only cash crop for these people apart from a few local vegetables.The HOAC/Fairtrade members are all village growers who tend their small plots of coffee and individually process in their villages following organic and sustainable agricultural practices. Central processing facilities for cherry coffee have not evolved because of the long distance that needs to be traveled. The construction of these facilities may come in the future as road access improves.

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