What is the annual output of Angolan coffee? Small farmers growing coffee in Angola

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The government plans to start investing $130 million in the coffee industry in 2010 and provide $150 million in low-interest loans to farmers who invest in the coffee industry, Joao Neto said.

"our goal is to increase coffee production to pre-civil war levels," Joao Neto said. "although we still export only half of what we produce, higher coffee prices obviously help production."

World coffee production fell last year, but the price of robusta coffee produced in Angola rose 45 per cent to US $2650 a tonne.

"production is growing by about 30 per cent a year and should reach 17000 tons this year," Neto said.

Coffee exports in 2009 should be around 8000 tons, up from 6000 tons last year, he said. Neto expects commercial coffee production to reach 50000 tons a year by 2013.

Damaged by the civil war of 1975-2002, the coffee industry in African countries still has a long way to go from the production level of 200000 tons per year reached in the 1970s. But coffee farms are gradually replacing basic food crops such as cassava and corn.

Angola was the fourth largest exporter of coffee in the world before the civil war.

The government is teaching farmers how to produce more coffee, providing them with vehicles and modern roasters and grinders to accelerate the revival of Angola's once-thriving coffee industry.

It sees agriculture as a way to lift millions of Angolans out of poverty. Despite the country's huge oil and diamond reserves, about 2/3 of the population lives on less than $2 a day.

Neto said that it was only a matter of time before the coffee industry became the main industry in Angola. Private investors have noticed. Among them, Bela Negra is the leading local producer of organic apocynum beans.

Last week, oil giant Chevron, a major investor in the Angolan oil sector, signed an agreement with the United States Agency for International Development to develop the coffee and banana industry in Angola.

"the coffee industry is becoming more and more attractive to investors, mainly due to the recent increase in local consumption and the rise in world coffee prices," Neto said.

"wherever I go, I see people buying coffee. Sadly, most of Angola's coffee is still imported from countries such as Brazil. "

Angola's main export is oil, which accounts for about 90% of its revenue. It could become Africa's largest oil producer with Nigeria.

The difficulty of growing coffee in Angola

During the war, many coffee farms were abandoned, and some coffee farms are still plagued by mines, left unattended and coffee crops unharvested.

Many ancient Angolan coffee plantations are also plagued by poor care for coffee plants, many of which are very old and may be affected by coffee diseases and pests. There is also a lack of banking system and credit as well as infrastructure to support farmers.

Generally speaking, Angolan coffee is organically grown, but the lack of infrastructure and interest in the country means that there is currently no organically certified coffee.

Coffee Industry recovery Project in Angola

In March 2006, Coffee International assisted in the establishment of a pilot project to improve the coffee industry in the country. The project is funded by the Government of Angola and the Common Fund for Commodities.

The goal of the project is to provide previously abandoned coffee plantations for 4,000 displaced families. Assistance was also provided in the construction of families and schools as well as clinics.

Transition to small farms as the basis of Angola's coffee industry

About 90% of Angolan coffee is grown on small farms, which is very different from the colonial period when large plantations were dominant. Due to the lack of processing facilities, farmers usually have to sell coffee as dry coffee cherries. Everything from processing to imports / experts and baking is done elsewhere, relieving farmers of their jobs.

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