COFFEE COOPERATIVE GROUP EXPORTS TO CHINA
Coffee farmers under the Huwa Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society (HCFCS) of Mt Michael LLG of Lufa District in Eastern Highlands Province have made their first exports of four containers to China late last year and this year. The coffee was exported as Huwa Coffee. Group Secretary Beni Rame said that these export has brought in K800, 000 in export revenue into the country and for the group, this is another
LOCAL GROUP KEEN ON COFFEE FARMING DESPITE SETBACKS
Coffee farmers in Ikikio village of Kamano 2 in Kainantu District of Eastern Highlands Province have come forward to show their eagerness to learn new ideas and receive advice from the government body responsible for coffee by inviting the Coffee Industry Corporation’s PNG Agriculture Commercialization Diversification (PACD) project to their village. The CIC-PACD team led by Project Manager Potaisa Hombunaka visited Ikikio village situated in the rugged mountains of the
CIC OFFICER RENEWS Q-GRADER CERTIFICATE
For many, understanding a good cup of coffee is that it just tastes good to the mouth when you drink it. However, for a trained person who tastes the overall attributes of a good quality coffee, it is a skill that one has to master to pass arduous and stringent exams in order to qualify as a Q-Arabica Grader. Q grader is a term associated with specialty coffee industry. They
COFFEE FREIGHT PROGRAM COMMENDED
The Coffee Freight Surety Scheme (FSS) Program of the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) has been commended on its objectives to serve farmers in very remote areas of PNG. Deputy Chief of Staff from the Prime Minister’s office, Dr Alphonse Hayabe said this when paying a courtesy visit to the CIC headquarters in Goroka last Wednesday. Dr. Hayabe said he was pleased to learn from this visit that impact projects such
UBDDA PARTNER WITH CIC TO SUPPORT COFFEE FARMERS
The Unggai Bena District Development Authority (UBDDA) and the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL) have entered on a three-year partnership (2023-2025) to progress and increase coffee production in the district. Following a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which was signed in September 2023, the Unggai Bena MP Hon.Kinoka Hotune committed K2 million under this partnership for coffee development work in his electorate. The first installment payment of K100, 000.00 was presented
NEW COFFEE EXPORT OFFICE COMPLEX NEARS COMPLETION
The new coffee exports office complex currently being constructed in Lae, Morobe Province is nearing its final stages of preparations before it can be commissioned before the end of 2023. This was made known during a technical meeting between the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL), Contractor and the Contract Manager on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 in Lae, Morobe Province. CICL Chief Operations Officer Steven Tumae and his team met with