Summer Coffee

This Geisha coffee, comes from the Malawian hills where it is grown by the members of the Mzuzu Cooperative. The cooperative was established in 2006 and consists of nearly 3,500 farming families (25% women) from six local villages. Since then, it has brought a new perspective to Malawi's coffee industry by focusing on gender equity. Women in particular are encouraged to own land and become involved in the board. Mzuzu is also committed to rural and social development, focusing on improving food and housing security and education. When the cooperative is not busy improving the lives of farmers, it helps them produce exceptional coffees like these.

Mzuzu is also a technological leader, using an integrated coffee system that collects data from all the washing stations. The Union promotes sustainability programmes for coffee farming and supports its members in adopting a holistic farming system with intercropping. Farmers are trained to use shade trees and nitrogen-fixing ground covers to protect and nourish the coffee trees. They are also trained on how to make and apply homemade organic fertiliser to enrich the soil.