Behind The Leaf
🇲🇲Myanmar

Behind The Leaf

Behind the Leaf is a specialty coffee project based in Myanmar that partners with the Pa-O people to resurrect and manage coffee farms. The organization focuses on providing agricultural education and fair wages to independent farmers while introducing their coffee to the global market.

History

The project began in 2016 as an experiment to support the Pa-O people in the mist-shrouded mountains of Myanmar. Since its inception, the team has worked to improve coffee management practices and establish a market for local coffee cherries.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

Behind The Leaf — coffee farmer illustration 1
Behind The Leaf — coffee farmer illustration 2
Behind The Leaf — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Behind The Leaf