Malawi Coffee

Smallholder Malawi Coffee wholesale production is confined to the five growing areas of the Northern Region. These are Misuku hills in Chitipa district, Phoka hills and Viphya North in Rumphi districts, Nkhata Bay highlands in Nkhata Bay district and South East Mzimba in Mzimba District. Very little Malawi Coffee is produced in Central Region from Dedza and Nchisi though these areas are very potential for this crop.

Coffee was introduced in the North of Malawi by Missionaries in the 30's. The Missionaries produced seedlings for sell to farmers around them and in turn farmers sold processed Coffee parchment to the Missionaries.

Coffee marketing in Malawi is completely liberalized. Farmers are free to sell Malawi Coffee in wholesale anywhere provided they make Profit. The Trusts objective in to pay farmers a fair price so that this contribute to poverty Alleviation which is the main Government Agenda. The Trust tries to pay farmers anything between 60-80% of the export price realised. To achieve the above objective, Malawi Coffee produced by farmers must be of the highest quality so that it is properly marketed.