Five new coffee grower
groups have been granted permits to build factories by the Coffee Industry
Corporation board.
They are East New
Britain Coffee Growers Corporative Association, Enga-based Kompiam Co-operative
Society Ltd, Eastern Highlands-based Logia Wago Coffee Management Services,
Chimbu-based Neretere Coffee Ltd and Mt Hagen-based Rokel Wet Factory.
Workers from Arabicas Ltd threading green bean coffee bag |
Workers from Arabicas Ltd showing off green bean coffee |
Another notable achievement
was by Goroka-based Hanu Coffee Producers, which advanced from permit to build
a dry coffee factory to a dry processing license.
“License and permits
were approved for these coffee companies after a full inspection by the CIC
coffee inspectors of their facilities,” said CIC CEO Navi Anis.
“These included funding,
land, coffee supply of at least 50 to 100ha and management expertise were
considered appropriate in line with CIC guidelines and recommendations made to
the CIC board.”
He urged coffee
companies to comply with the license and permit agreements and advance to higher
levels of the coffee business.
Meanwhile, a total 121
licenses and permits for various coffee businesses were approved for 2012.
They include six
manufacturing companies, 17 exporters, 49 dry processors, 37 wet processers and
seven permits to build a factory were renewed.
A total of 23 licenses
were not approved due to non-compliance issues, however, Anis said the
companies could re-apply in March 2012 once all compliance issues were rectified.
License and permits for
the respective coffee companies were issued to them by the CIC starting last
week.
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