Coffee Industry News

Kompiam Sets Out to Develop Coffee Industry (11/02/2010)

Kompiam district in the Enga Province is gearing up to set the pace for its coffee industry as plans progress.

The Kompiam Cooperative Society has big plans to service their district by establishing central coffee nurseries, rehabilitating existing tree-stock, in-filling and gradually progress its coffee industry backed with financial support from local Member of
Parliament, Honorable John Pundari.

Kompiam District produces on average of about 20,000 bags of parchment coffee annually, valuing approximately K5 million.

Subsequent to a basic coffee training on nursery establishment
and harvest and processing late last year 2009, the Kompiam Cooperative Society refurbished their drive to work on coffee.

The training was facilitated by the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) Ltd.

Then a recent visit to the CIC research division in Aiyura, Eastern Highlands Province to get a glimpse of the practicalities of coffee production saw a group of keen farmers adamant to reap the blessings of the crop. The trip was also intended to gain technical expertise and advice coffee production.

Kompiam district is located northeast of Enga Province. It is one of two leading coffee producing districts in the Province. The other is Wapanemanda district. Steep slopes in the area pose strong agricultural pressure on the land and its people. Incomes are derived primarily from coffee and sale from fresh produce.

 

 

 

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Updated: October 20, 2010