A 1937 research station in this valley near Kainantu planted the first highlands arabica from Wau seed and distributed seed across the highlands.
Aiyura is a valley in Eastern Highlands Province near Kainantu. A colonial research station established there in 1937 planted the first highlands coffee from arabica seed sourced from the Wau plantation in Morobe, and over the years distributed seed throughout the highlands. The CIC's main research station is still at Aiyura. No coffee production figures specific to Aiyura were found.
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Importer Sucafina says the Wau plantation, sold in 1931 to Carl Wilde, was renamed Blue Mountain Coffee, and the CIC says Aiyura's 1937 planting of the first highlands coffee used seed from Wau.
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- History of Coffee in PNG (Coffee Industry Corporation) · Coffee Industry Corporation (PNG)
- Coffee Industry Corporation — About Us · Coffee Industry Corporation of Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea, Sucafina origins (North America site) · Sucafina
- Kainantu — Wikipedia · Wikipedia