Mizzima
Myanmar is considering an increase in coffee acreage for 2024, increasing the land by nearly 28,000 acres.
If the coffee can be grown as planned, the production of coffee will be increased in the coming five years so that 27,900 additional acres are planned for coffee growing in the coming 2024.
If the coffee producers can nurture the coffee saplings in advance it will give many benefits to them and there will be total 300,000 acres of coffee plantation with these business expansion plans.
Currently the coffee zones are designated in Shan State (North), Naunghko, Ywagnan and Pyioolwin in Mandalay Region and also the coffee is grown in Chin State, Bago Region, Thantaunggyi and Pa-O regions.
Similarly, Robusta coffee is grown in lower Myanmar too.
In the coming 2024, Robusta coffee will be grown in 1,000 acres of land in low-lying Bago Region as part of this business expansion plan.
The Life House Coffee produced in Taungoo District has received export orders of 30 tonnes to Thailand and 50 tonnes to Europe.
The coffee and rubber can be grown in Myanmar as major cash crops besides other seasonal crops. The Military Council said that they had provided support for coffee and rubber plantations over recent years.
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said Vietnam had less agricultural land than Myanmar but it could produce more coffee than Myanmar, so investors should make more investments in coffee plantation and production.
In Myanmar, half of the coffee production goes to US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, China and Taiwan as exports.
