Canadian group to buy 100 tonnes a month direct from growers: ExecORGANIC coffee growers in remote Southern Highlands areas can now export their produce direct to the world market.This follows a coffee purchase, processing, exporting and marketing licence signed in Canada yesterday between growers’ representative Benias Peri and Sigurdur Nordal of Resources Ltd, a Papua New Guinean company owned by Canadian and European interests.Under the agreement, the company will buy 100 tonnes of parchment coffee a month direct from the farmers.Mr Peri said in a statement from Canada the agreement would benefit organic coffee growers from the Hela region, Pangia, Kagua and Mendi districts.Mr Peri said some least-developed areas in the country like Okapa and Obura Waninara in Eastern Highlands and Kaintiba...
