Coffee Industry Corporation (Papua New Guinea)

The Coffee Industry Corporation Limited was first established as the Papua New Guinea Coffee Marketing Board in 1963 and commenced operations in 1964. It then became the Coffee Industry Board in 1976 and finally to the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd. The CIC currently has two divisions operating within the country:

1. Industry Operations Division (IOD) and,
2. Research & Grower Services Division (R&GSD)

The CIC has its head office in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province (EHP), where the Chief Executive Officer is also based. CIC’s Roles and Responsibilities The CIC has wide powers to buy and sell coffee, set prices and monitor export of coffee under its Industry Operations Division. However, to date it has concentrated on it’s regulatory functions, leaving the marketing of coffee in the hands of private companies licensed by the CIC. Some responsibilities of the CIC through its IOD include the following:

• control of coffee dealing activities;
• registration of coffee exporters and processing facilities;
• quality control and control of exports, and;
• promotions of sale and consumption of PNG coffee at home and abroad.