The Mount Sunzu Coffee Estate is embedded in the prevailing local structures. We are part of the society and the local, regional and global environment. We understand the role and the importance our company has in terms of local impact. Therefore, we don’t simply want to coexist with our surroundings, we take our responsibility in improving the local situation. We are committed to this responsibility and we are eager to take the steps necessary to pursue the goal of a fair and equal world in which everybody can live their life in dignity.
Consumers are increasingly interested and concerned how their consumption impacts the farmer. Producers – and therefore the Mt. Sunzu Coffee Estate – need to accelerate their pace to act as change agents and ignite a real transformation in the lives of smallholder farmers as measured by the Global Goals.
We propose a mix of different reforestation scenarios, inclusive agroforestry, woodlots, boundary planting and assisted natural regeneration, to focus on farm resilience and productivity of the 300-hectare coffee farm, while ensuring cost-effective carbon sequestration. Additionally, forest conservation and reforestation models are introduced on the remaining 470 hectares that are foreseen as conservational ecological zones.
Mountain Gold Honey is a Zambian social initiative with the goal to create an alternative income through honey production while protecting endangered Miombo forests.
Mountain Gold Honey provides training in beekeeping, assists rural communities in developing production and management skills, record-keeping, and basic farm economics competencies. The honey is bought for a guaranteed price.
We promote an efficient and sustainable solution by combining solar power and irrigation in an innovative way appropriate for professional agricultural applications in rural areas. We seek to make use of locally available and abundant renewable energy sources and link these to the pressing needs of commercial farms for safe and secure energy supply. Our goal is to produce CO2-neutral, climate positive, coffee.