MARCH 2022 DISCOVERY COFFEE
Zambia
Sweet, Orange, Marmalade
Producer: Northern Coffee Corporation Ltd (NCCL)
Number of Estates: 5 (Ngoli, Isanya, Kateshi, Luombe, Nsunzu)
Cultivated Area: 2,200 Ha
Irrigation: Central pivot irrigation system
Certifications: Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, 4C, AtSource and CAFÉ Practices.
Altitude: 1,300 - 1,550 masl
Temperature: Avg summer: 21-22C
High: 36-38C October
Low: 3C early morn July
Rainfall: 1,100mm per annum
Primary Varietal: Catimor 129
Specialty Varietals: Java, Miracle and Marsellesa
Processing: Fully Washed, Natural, Anaerobic
Natural and Honey
Port of Shipment: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Shipment Period: September - February
The Region
The Northern province of Zambia shares its borders with Tanzania to the East and D.R. Congo to the North. It also occupies the southern shore of Lake Tanganyika - the world’s longest fresh-water lake, and the largest in Africa by
volume. Northern province has the best conditions for arabica coffee cultivation in Zambia with its relative proximity to the equator and abundant altitude (Mafinga Hills being the highest point in the country at 2,300masl). The local economy is dominated by agriculture with coffee being a primary cash crop alongside subsistence crops such as maize, millet, groundnuts and beans. The mountainous terrain and lack of transport infrastructure makes this region challenging to work in, but also one most in need of the investment and development which the coffee industry can bring.
