PTT’s retail arm to set up R&D centre for organic coffee breeds in Lampang

Speaking at its open house titled, “OR Sustainability: SDG in Action”, he said the move was part of the company’s action plan to complete its sustainable development ecosystem under its own Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) direction, known as “Small, Diversify, and Green (SDG)”.

The new landmark, he pointed out, covers over 600 rai (approximately 96 hectares) of land. The location will be transformed into an open organic coffee farm, demonstrating to individual Thai farmers how to plant, cultivate, and harvest premium quality Arabica and Robusta coffee breeds, he said.

Meanwhile, this site would serve as a centre for promoting and distributing coffee breeds, allowing PTT OR to expand its contract farmer network and increase the amount of coffee raw material used in its Amazon Cafe franchises throughout Thailand and abroad, he added.

“Currently, the country’s coffee…