Myanmar Coffee

COFFEE PRODUCER

A Lel Chaung

This coffee is grown and processed by 180 households from A Lel Chaung village. Shwe Taung Thu farmers group, which translates to ‘Golden Farmer’, is a farmer-owned venture, made up of over 3000 Danu and Pa-O smallholder farmers from 17 villages across the Ywangan area of Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Women make up 60% of the total workforce.

Overview

Location:

Ywangan, Shan State, Myanmar

Altitude:

1200-1300masl

Varietal:

Red Catuai

Meet The Producers

Shwe Taung Thu empowers small-scale farmers, giving them control over coffee production, pricing, and community contributions. This frees them from middleman exploitation and boosts their profits. Coffees produced by Shwe Taung Thu are named after the villages where the coffee is grown and processed. Each community has its own working group, which is responsible for managing the cultivation and processing of the coffee within each village. In return, the operational team at Shwe Taung Thu offers valuable support in various forms, including technical guidance, market access, and financial assistance to bring about quality control and fairer trade conditions for its coffees.

Harvesting & Processing

The focus in the A Lel Chaung village is exclusively on producing naturals – the climate and terroir is particularly suited to this process, with very dry heat during the harvest season providing excellent conditions for drying. Coffee is hand harvested and sorted before drying in a thin layer on raised tables to produce a clean, bright natural with low fermentation.

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