Patrict Komba

Coffee Industry Corp. Ltd. is the statutory body leading and supporting Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry, involving about 2 to 3 million people, predominantly smallholder farmers who produce approximately 85% of the country’s coffee. The private company is located in Papua New Guinea. The Papua New Guinean company operates through two main divisions: the Industry Operations Division, which regulates coffee dealing, exporter and processor registration, quality control, export monitoring, and promotion; and the Research & Grower Services Division, which conducts adaptive research and provides grower support services. Its services include grower support programs such as credit guarantee schemes, education and training, rehabilitation, scientific liaison, and extension services. The corporation manages regulatory compliance, licensing, inspections, and facilitates coffee export processes, while marketing is handled by licensed private companies. It operates specialized schemes like the freight surety scheme to assist remote growers and supports numerous coffee farmer groups and cooperatives across key coffee-growing provinces. The company promotes specialty coffee products and fosters access to overseas specialty markets contingent on quality standards. It engages in partnership projects funded by international donors and government agencies, focusing on research, capacity building, infrastructure, and curriculum development.