Amayar, Myanmar
From the hilly region of Ywangan in Southern Shan State, Amayar has been producing specialty coffee since 2016. Managed and operated by mostly women, its geographical location and climate are ideal for growing coffee. The founder, Su Su Aung, comes from a long line of coffee farmers. She first started her career in coffee in the local market as a broker. Traditionally, growing methods were small-scale and inefficient. Realising the potential of coffee from Myanmar, she began seeking ways to improve the quality of the coffee, so she could pay the growers higher cherry prices. In 2015, Su joined the...