Akha Coffee and tribe poverty

From there, we walked on a dirt road slanting downward to a neighboring house. Here we saw the cement tanks used to soak and wash the coffee beans. On a large tarp a late batch of coffee was drying – whose late stage typically signifies inferior quality. Here we sampled some of their coffee and cracked open some macadamia nuts. On the way up the hill, Tee pointed out some of the bamboo huts, explaining that many of the Akha are still poor. In fact, many Akha and other hill tribes in Thailand still lack an identity card, making it difficult to receive governmental services! We headed back down the steep cemented main road to the village head’s home and had a breakfast similar to all the other meals. Tea, of course, was plentiful.

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