Papua New Guinea Timuza Dark Roast

Country: Papua New Guinea Region: Namura Farm: Timuza Coffee Cooperative Elevation: 1550 to 1800 meters Varietals: Arusha,Mundo Novo,Typica Milling Process: Fully Washed Drying Process: Patio and solar dried machine Cupping Notes: Clean cup, silky body with a smooth sweet toasty finish with notes of limes, caramel and earthy. The Timuza Coffee Cooperative represents about 260 smallholder farmers of the Kamano tribal group, located southwest of Kainantu in the hamlets surrounding Namura town. The soils are a mix of black & brownish red loam, with predominately traditional typica grown under casuarina and albizia shade trees. Average farm size is 1.4 hectares per family, with adjacent gardens for cultivation of food crops such as sweet potato, taro, and cassava. Farmers have received training and assistance in financial management, gender equality, coffee husbandry and standards for processing through local partners. The harvest takes place from April through September, with selective harvest of ripe cherry, manually pulping, fermentation in traditional bilum bags, washing, and full sun-drying. In 2016, Timuza placed 1st in the National Cupping Competition.