A timeless colonial serenity will greed you as you enter Pyin-Oo-Lwin, nick named the city of flowers, which is also a former colonel hill station, 1,100 metres above sea level and 60 kilo metres north east of Mandalay. This well kept resort of beautiful architecture nostalgic cottage and the happy market place and the fresh and lush bloom of colourful flowers are always worth the visit. Well, you don't have take for my word there is saying," seeing is believing". Myanmar government is now boosting coffee growing, as it has become a good foreign exchange earning enterprise in the world. With the assistance of the government many Myanmar entrepreneurs are taking up this growing of coffee. Now we are here at Pyin-Oo-Lwin, the city of flowers, which will soon come into the city of coffee where many coffee growing plantations have sprout up.

Now we are going to introduce you to the Shwe Pu Zun Coffee Growing Farm, which is one of the successful coffee growing companies.
U Aung Khant, Shwe Pu Zun Company Ltd., said, "Our company had been given the right to plant 50 acres of coffee in April 2000 and another 30 acres in 2001. We have up to now, planted 55 acres of coffee and 83 acres of shade trees. Now our company is ready to pick the berries. The output percentage of coffee bean is estimated at the ton per acre. When we pick the berries, not all the berries are picked, only the berries from the beats of the branches are discarded. Oak trees are considered the best shade trees for coffee plants. We are now using Cartimore coffee plants in our plantations. As this kind of coffee plant is considered best for our kind of climate. And also has the best survival rate. Our company is striving to produce the purest and most aromas coffee consumers will be able to like. And as the coffee consuming market both old and young alike have increased greatly among consumers. Our company is exciting itself to raise the level of the quality of our coffee. And when we have achieved this goal we will then export our product internationally. As you have witness in our programme, our Myanmar coffee entrepreneurs are doing their utmost to improve the quality of the coffee. So in the near future, Myanmar will be exporting the international standard high quality coffee to the rest of the world.