Our Impact
Left Hand Roasters operates a Direct Trade, Impact-Verified, and Traceable Origin sourcing model. Every purchase you make supports named farming families in Northern Thailand — documented, transparent, and built to last. This page is a summary of our 2025 Impact & Transparency Report.
Zero intermediaries
Avg. across all producers
FY2025
producer relationship
supported
Northern Thailand
Priced for people, not commodity markets.
We source 100% of our green coffee through direct contractual agreements with smallholder farmers across Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, and Tak Province — at elevations between 1,000 and 1,500 metres. We pay 20–60% above local wholesale floor prices, with our strongest partnerships reflecting premiums up to 130% above local market references. Every lot is QR-traceable to the named producer, harvest date, processing method, and verified payment record.
Long-term relationships, not transactions.
Our producer partnerships average over nine years. We have partnered with the Sati Foundation to support underprivileged communities, donated half the profits from our Collab Blend to charitable causes, and presented circular economy and coffee waste collaboration with FAO Bangkok. Our core team is women-led, with several of our key producer relationships — including P’Sri (Mrs. Bunsri Khankae), one of our most complete environmental profiles, and among our longest-standing partners.
Coffee grown with the forest, not against it.
All producer partners operate within forest-farming ecosystems at high elevation. In 2025 we began formalising our Forest-Friendly sourcing framework — covering shade-grown cultivation, agroforestry, zero chemical input, water use management, and biodiversity integration. No synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilisers are confirmed across our documented producer portfolio. Coffee and forest, coexisting.
“We grow coffee together with the forest, under the canopy of the trees. A relationship where both the coffee and the forest benefit from each other.”— Mr. Jaroon Chaipin · Khun Lao, Chiang Rai · Partner since 2018
All data is derived from internal records, supplier agreements, payment confirmations, and management reporting for fiscal year 2025. Documentation is available for commercial review upon reasonable request, subject to producer confidentiality agreements. Left Hand Roasters Co., Ltd. · Northern Thailand.