Good news for Malaysian coffee lovers: Robusta plants are being grown locally

Jamaliah Ahmad, 51, plucking and picking up dried leaves off the coffee plants at the nursery in her house compound, in Kedah. Photo: Nestle

Growing coffee in Malaysia is proving to be lucrative for local farmers who now have a steady income thanks to Nestle.

Farmer Che Nai Hassan, 57, who has for the past 11 years grown Robusta coffee on his 2ha farm in Kampung Bandar Hilir, in Sik, Kedah, said he has not looked back and sometimes has grown 20 tonnes in a year.