The first official record of coffee in PNG can be found in 1890 Western Highlands Province is the largest highland province of Papua New Guinea. Mt Hagen is the capital city of the province. The people of the province still live in tribal groups. These tribal groups form alliances with neighboring tribes and in the olden days those groups will defend the enemy tribes, Most of Papua New Guinea's seeds are the Arabica variety Jamaican Blue Mountain. About 95% of the coffee is high-grown washed Arabica, which thrives in favorable weather conditions of the highland areas, Coffee produced in Papa New Guinea have dense texture, low to medium acidity, and a range of herbal woody and tropical flavors

Percentage of World Market : around 0.55%

Harvest: April-September

Process: Washed

World Ranking as producer: 17th

Main Type: Bourbon, blue mountain,Typica