In the light of the latest attacks in Rakhine State against the Rohingyas (West Myanmar), Nat Coffee takes position about its coffee sourcing activities in neighboring state Chin: We are concerned about the current situation in Rakhine State and the attacks on the Rohingyas, the persecuted Muslim minority in Myanmar Our areas of intervention in […]
Meet the Producer and Processor of Yellow Diamond It was December 2015, when I first met Aung Win Kyaw, the owner of the coffee company Shwe Ywar Ngan. I heard about the company through my local contacts in Myanmar and decided to visit it myself. The coffee processing plant Shwe Ywar Ngan was established in 1975. […]
In recent years coffee producers increasingly moved to the center of interest of coffee consumers. But, who are these coffee farmers? The answer seems to be simple first. The coffee farmer is the person whose name is indicated on the coffee bag that we buy in the supermarket, or in the artisanal grocery nextdoor. A […]
November 2015 Shortly after Myanmar’s first democratic elections after 60 years of isolation, Nathalie travels to Yangon. She meets her Singaporean and Burmese friend at the Union Financial Center in Yangon. While having delicious Mohinga (Mohinga) the three ladypreneurs are exchanging their views about the potential of coffee business in Myanmar. The agenda is fully […]
Every journey starts with a map. Not for Chin State. The best-selling guide book “Lonely Planet” states that Chin State remained a question mark for travellers, and in “Le Routard”, Chin State is not even mentioned at all. It somehow looks like the journey to Western Myanmar ends with the bottleneck at the historic part […]
Coffee Sourcing in Kalashnikov’s Land… In the controversial article “The Most Dangerous Cup of Coffee in the World“ (Wall Street Journal, The Most Dangerous Cup 14/10/2016) we could recently read about a jungle-clad, coffee-rich province in Eastern Congo which attracts artisanal roasters and coffee adventurists from USA and Europe for coffee sourcing. Some of the challenges of […]
Interview with Fabien Decroux, Director Boréal Coffee Shop Tell us why Boréal Coffee Shop serves the best coffee in town? Wow! It’s way too early to say that (laughs). The Specialty Coffee scene in Zurich is dynamic, and you can get good coffee here. We roast our own beans, we set up our grinders, and […]
Written by Nathalie F. Manac’h of Nat Coffee. Released Original Text on Perfect Daily Grind: Here is the translation of the article to Burmese (PDF)
Interview with Vicky Bowman, Director of the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business (MCRB), based in Yangon. One of the most forward thinker on responsible business in Myanmar discusses the labour rights situation, the human rights risks and how coffee companies can conduct human rights due diligence.