Zambia Anaerobic Natural - Ngoli Estate (2022 Crop)

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Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2020/21
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P608528-2

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About This Coffee

Please note that on the website this Purchase Reference is P608528-2, but due to an error in Zambia, the bags are labeled P608528-1. The quality is correctly marked as Anaerobic Natural.

The Olam Coffee Estate Company in Zambia was started in 2012. It is both the largest coffee producer in Zambia and now the largest employer in the country. Olam operates in close collaboration with the indigenous communities who in turn lend their support to the estate participating in the production of its fine coffees. The estate benefits from pure underground spring water used for both irrigation and post-harvest washing.

Country of Origin	Zambia
Harvest Season	2020/21
Coffee Grade	ZMB CA WA HP
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Arabica
Processing	Honey Processed
Variety	Castillo

Region	Northern
Farm Name	Ngoli Estate

History of Coffee in Zambia

The history of Zambian coffee seems familiar: men in Holy Orders of one sort or another arrive and plant seeds. But in the case of Zambia, missionaries did not introduce coffee farming until the 1950s. By the time commercial coffee production began in Zambia, the British had considerable experience in starting and operating coffee plantations in India, Kenya, and elsewhere. Planting coffee was an attempt to decrease a dependence on copper exports. Not surprisingly, the emphasis was on yield and production efficiencies. Plantations were large and orderly, grown in full sun on flat land, and processed in large wet mills wherever possible. Nevertheless Zambia made almost no appearance whatsoever on the world coffee stage until coffee was officially exported for the first time in 1985

Growing Coffee in Zambia

The Northern province has the best conditions for arabica coffee cultivation in Zambia with its relative proximity to the equator and abundant altitude (Mafinga Hills being the highest point in the country at 2,300 masl). Most coffee grows from 1300 - 2300 masl. Zambia produces both washed and naturally processed coffee and has introduced some honey processing. A wide range of varieties including Catimor 129, Castillo, Java, and other trial varieties. Specialty grades are AAA, AA, AB and Peaberry.