18 Sep 2017

NZ coffee roaster aims to tell PNG stories

From , 5:01 am on 18 September 2017

A speciality coffee roaster from New Zealand says developing close relationships with growers in Papua New Guinea allows him to help tell their stories.

Mike Murphy from Kokako has made three trips to meet with producers in PNG's highlands and says they want their stories told.

He told Dominic Godfrey that this meets well with consumers' hunger for knowledge, provenance and diversity.

Mike Murphy, Managing Director of Kokako Organic Coffee Roasters, and Daniel Kinne, Chairman of Highlands Organic Agriculture Cooperative in PNG

Mike Murphy, Managing Director of Kokako Organic Coffee Roasters, and Daniel Kinne, Chairman of Highlands Organic Agriculture Cooperative in PNG Photo: Josh Griggs / Fairtrade ANZ