| Type of coffee: |
Arabica |
| Volume (MTs 2008): |
1,500 |
| Growing areas: |
Country wide |
| Marketing system: |
Tender |
| Processing: |
Wet processing |
| Harvest season: |
April - September |
| Port of shipment: |
Lilongwe |
| Export destinations: |
South Africa, Switzerland, Germany,
United Kingdom |
Established in 1891, the British protectorate
of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
Malawi is a landlocked country sharing borders with
Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Lake Nyasa or
Lake Malawi, some 580 km long, is the country’s most
prominent physical feature, stretching nearly the whole
length of this lush country.
The lowest point in the country is the junction of the
Shire River (before it joins the great Zambezi) and the
international boundary with Mozambique, where the
elevation is just 37 m above sea level, and the highest
point is just above 3,000 metres at Sapitwa on Mount
Mlanje.
Lilongwe, the capital city, is situated in the centre of the
country, but prior to 1975 Zomba, on the edge of the
plateau, was known as the “most beautiful capital in the
Commonwealth”.
The economy of Malawi is predominately agricultural,
with about 90% of the population living in rural areas.
Agriculture accounted for nearly 40% of GDP and 88% of
export revenues in 2001.
Interestingly, the Arabica coffee grown in Uganda today
originally comes from Malawi and is still referred to as
Nyasaland coffee in some areas.
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