LINCOLN & YORK - FIELD TRIP TO ZAMBIA

Lincoln & York co-founder and director Simon Herring made a field trip to Zambia in Summer 2008. Zambia is a relatively small producer of coffee but some of the finest examples of African Arabicas come from here.

Here is one of the major farmers, Munali, which is at the cutting edge of the Zambia coffee industry.

Only the red ripe cherries are picked by hand

Here the ripe coffee cherries are ready to be pulped

Before washing and drying on the patio cascade.

Cup quality is paramount, here every batch is being cupped for quality.

Hydroscopic irrigation is used to maximise the water usage efficiency

The picked coffee is ready to be processed, note the bicycle which is the most important method of transport for many.

Irrigation systems are complex and need to have the water purified.

Water is a precious commodity, this measures the evaporation from the reservoir

The staff have all the necessary facilities.

The school at Munali has benefitted from sales of coffee in the UK..