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EAFCA Member of the Month

MEMBER OF THE MONTH - May 2008:

ZIMBABWE COFFEE MILLS

Zimbabwe Coffee Mills Ltd.The Zimbabwe coffee industry has faced numerous challenges in the last couple of years, chief of which has been the effect of the national land redistribution program. Unfortunately, this exercise has had a devastating effect on the coffee industry, as those coffee estates that have been resettled have not remained productive and in most cases the coffee plantations have been pulled out. The remaining farmers have been wary of increasing production owing to the uncertainty surrounding their own land tenure. 

For instance, the 2004/2005 season saw a national crop of approximately 3,500 tonnes, with just less than 2,000 tonnes of that being delivered to Zimbabwe Coffee Mills Limited for processing and selling. In the 2005/2006 season, the mill received 1,650 tonnes of the national crop, which was estimated at 2,200 tonnes. 

As an illustration of the continuing effects of the land redistribution exercise, in 2004/2005 Zimbabwe Coffee Mills Limited processed coffee for 51 commercial growers and 96 small scale growers. In 2005/2006, those numbers had declined to 22 and 56 respectively. 

Zimbabwe Coffee Mills Limited, however, continues to procure pre-season financing on behalf of growers. As an organization in its own right, Zimbabwe Coffee Mills Limited has striven to remain operational for the sake of the remaining coffee growers by extending its operations into activities related to, but not entirely dependant on, coffee processing alone. 

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EAFCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MONTH DATE ACTIVITY
MAY 2008   ICO & PSCB Meeting – London, UK
  2nd – 5th 20th Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Conference & Exhibition – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    “African Coffee Connection” Cruise – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  13th – 16th 4C Association Council Meeting – Antwerp, BELGIUM
    Barista Training Workshop – SOUTH AFRICA
    3rd South Africa National Barista Championships – SOUTH AFRICA
JUNE 2008 19th – 22nd SCAE Wonderful Coffee – Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, DENMARK
  25th – 27th 4C Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop – Ruiru, KENYA
    4C Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop – Lusaka, ZAMBIA
JULY 2008   Cluster Training (Francophone countries); Rwanda, Burundi and Madagascar - Kigali, RWANDA
    Coffee Club – Kigali, RWANDA
    China Coffee Conference – Shanghai, CHINA

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About half the world’s specialty coffees are produced in the fine coffee belt of Africa, which stretches from Ethiopia through Zimbabwe, and tremendous potential exists to produce more and improve the quality of these fine coffees. While the potential indeed exists, coffee from the region only constitutes about 15% of the world's specialty coffee imports.

The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association is a member-driven association of specialty coffee producers, processors and marketers from ten chapters in the Eastern African Region: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Our membership is continually growing, and the Association has already grown beyond the confines of Eastern Africa to include Central and Southern Africa coffee growing regions. Membership currently also extends to buyers and coffee specialists from all over the globe, all who share a passion for coffee from its original source, the real thing.

The Association was set up to tap into the wonderful potential afforded by the fine coffees of Africa, providing market linkages for both buyers and sellers of specialty coffee so that people around the world can enjoy and appreciate coffee from the source. Very special coffee from a very special part of the world.

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20th Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Conference & Exhibition - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA