Willem Lublinkhof the
founding director of Mubuyu first came from Holland to Zambia aged 21
with the Dutch development foreign service. He immediately fell in
love with Zambia and soon he settled in the Mazabuka area. His passion
for farming grew and it was in 1971 when he first commenced farming on
Mubuyu Farms. Willem is well respected for his immense determination.
We commenced coffee planting in 1999 and had planted 540ha by 2002. A
rapid expansion and diversification.
Comparative
Advantages for Growing Coffee at Mubuyu:
1. The farm is ideal for Coffee production with its extensive
resources of water from the large dam , the soil conditions are very
fertile and the Coffee growing areas are located close to the dam so
pumping costs are low and have the required slopes for drainage. Most
of the plantation is grown on an Open Field Hydroponics system that
provides every luxury a coffee tree could desire.
2. There is good availability of labour from the four main villages
that border the farm. This ensures that selective picking of coffee is
carried out that is very rare elsewhere in the coffee world.
3. There are several successful Coffee growers in the Mazabuka area
for advice and help. Mr Richard Clowes is acting as a consultant and
provides agronomy and technical advice. The Coffee varieties grown are
mainly Kenya based SL28 that are typical of medium to sharp acidity
and medium body.
4. There is a guaranteed growing market for Zambian Arabica Coffee and
it is sold through the Zambia Coffee Growers Association, which is
achieving an international reputation for its high quality product.
