News Release

In 1983, as part of the Royal initiative, the Akha hill tribe farmers of Doi Chang Village
received high quality Arabica coffee plants and instructions on how to cultivate and
process coffee.  After 20 years of successfully cultivating and processing coffee, the
farming families grew frustrated selling their high quality beans to international coffee
dealers for minimal prices. Through their own initiative and with limited resources, the
families united to create their own coffee company and began directly offering the
unique taste of their own single-origin, premium Arabica coffee. Within a few short
years, the villagers established themselves as independent coffee producers building
their facilities and successfully selling their coffee throughout Thailand and Asia. The
success of Doi Chaang Coffee has greatly benefited the Akha hill tribe community.
 
The village now has running water, electricity, a basic sewage system, a medical clinic
and a small school as well as improved road conditions for easier access to the city and
its amenities. As self-sufficient and self-directed coffee producers, the Akha people of
Doi Chang Village are able to maintain their heritage and cultural values while providing
economic stability and growth for their community. Many of the youth are now receiving
higher levels of education and returning to their Akha roots in Doi Chang Village to share
in the prosperity of the coffee company.

Our visionaries have not only shaped the direction of our Doi Chaang Coffee Company,
but they have also transformed the lives of the Doi Chang Coffee growers.