Producer Profiles
Network of Asia & Pacific Producers
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Partners Speak
NAPP Consultant Speak- Subhra Prakash Tudu
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Retailer Speak With Suranga Herath- CEO, English Tea Shop
In conversation with Suranga Herath is CEO of English Tea Shop (more…)
Producers Speak with Idulgashina Bio Tea Garden, Sri Lanka; FLO ID 155
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Interview With-Amy Collis, Tea Supply Chain Manager at Fairtrade Foundation (FTUK).
In conversation with Amy Collis, Tea Supply Chain Manager -Fairtrade Foundation (FTUK) (more…)
Producers Speak with Jalinga Tea Estates, FLO ID 29907
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Producer Speak with Rapar and Dhranadhra Farmer Producer Company
In conversation with Shailesh Patel; Founder Director /CEO of Rapar and Dhrangadhra Farmers Producer Company since 2015. (more…)
Producer Speak with Bio-Farmer Agri Cooperative
In conversation with Nurbek Kannazarov Director of Bio- Farmer Co-op. (more…)
Brands Speak with Dressman-Norway
In conversation with Chessa Nilsen, Global Production Manager- Dressman. (more…)
Brands Speak with Princess – Norway
In conversation with Linda Marielle Andreasse, Quality Manager at Princess, Norway. Princess is a retail company that has about 150 stores in Norway. It was established in…
Producers Speak with Green Gold Cooperative
A Conversion with MR. SAI Han Myo Aung-Executive Directive - The Green Gold Coorperative (more…)
Interview with Fairtrade America
In conversation with Isabella Pacheco Business Development Manager - Lead for Coffee & Tea - Fairtrade America (more…)
Producers Speak with Pratibha Vasudha
In conversation with Mr. Avinash Karmarkar, Vice President of Vasudha Farm Projects Mr. Avinash Karmarkar, Vice President of Vasudha Farm Projects since 2014, takes us to the…
Brands Speak with Branda Fashion-Germany
In conversation with Dr Uli Hofmann, Managing Director/ CEO Brands Fashion (more…)
Interview with Fairtrade Norway
In conversation with Line Wesley-Holand –Senior Advisor- Fairtrade Norway (more…)
Interview with Fairtrade Germany
As a Producer Network, we always welcome the market perspective from our partner National Fairtrade Organizations. In this edition we are proud to feature our Marketing Partner-…
Neknasi Coffee Growers Cooperative Society
Product: Coffee
FLO ID: 21403
Country: Papua New Guinea
Individual members 440
Year Fairtrade Certified: 2011
Organisation Type: Smallholder
Organisation Details
Founded in 2008, Neknasi Coffee Growers Cooperative Society is comprised of approximately 440 coffee producing members. The society is located in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The association is made up of eight villages and approximately 43 tribes. It is estimated that over 2000 people benefit from services provided by the association.
Fairtrade Certification
Neknasi was proud to achieve Fairtrade Certification™ in May of 2011. Its members are committed to improving the livelihood of their communities through the sustainable production of Fairtrade Certified coffee.
The cooperative is located in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea
Fairtrade Benefits/ Premium
The board members report that Neknasi is developing a plan to use its first Fairtrade Premium to expand and improve its current water supply system to include coffee gardens close to members’ villages. In the near future, the cooperative will increase production levels as a result of their recent vehicle purchase and improvements in sustainable farm management practices such as weeding and pruning. The board also reports that Neknasi has plans to increase association membership.
