One of the most culturally diverse nations in the world with over 800 native languages, the South Pacific country of Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea, the world’s second largest island, in addition to 600 offshore islands.

16 PNG coffee producing provinces (90% of production occurs in the Eastern and Western Highlands, Jiwaka, Morobe, and Chimbu provinces) provide income to 400,000 rural households, as most coffee is exported.

The Cooperatives access the international coffee markets for farmers, creating greater earning capacity from direct trade relationships. They also assist farmers with financing, coffee quality improvement, organic certification, and community based projects that promote gender equality and education.

From its earliest introduction to present day, the arabica gene stock in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is considered to be one of the country’s strongest natural assets, not to mention one of the best-preserved typica lineage variety sets in the world.

These delicate genetics clearly thrive in PNG’s highlands, which are some of the most virgin and fertile on the planet.