Country: Papua New Guinea

Producer: Timuza Coffee Cooperative

Process: Fully-washed and sun-dried

Roast Profile: Medium

Flavour Notes: green apple, milk chocolate, cola

The Timuza Coffee Cooperative represents over 200 smallholder farmers of the Kamano tribal group located southwest of Kainantu in the hamlets surrounding Namura town. The soils are a mix of black and brownish-red loam with predominately traditional Typica grown under casuarina and albizia shade trees. The average farm size is 1.4 hectares per family with adjacent gardens for cultivating food crops such as sweet potatoes, taro and cassava. Farmers have received training and assistance in financial management. The harvest takes place from April through September with
selective harvesting of ripe cherries, manual pulping, fermentation in traditional bilum bags, washing, and full sun-drying. In 2016, Timuza placed 1st in the National Cupping Competition.