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We start where others stop. We go to places so remote or overlooked that no one else wants to deal with them. We're not chasing the most famous origins or the next coffee trend. We're not bringing a farming revolution to the coffee jungles. We work with farmers who already have good products and the willpower to share their products with the world, but who have somehow got stuck in the wheels of life and need a helping hand. Their beans may not carry the prestige of Jamaica and their production might still need modernising, but that's ok. Their story, their coffee and their resilience make them Renegade.

We work to revive forgotten coffee trees and help communities on the edges of the world bring their beans to the wider world. Each cup is a quiet rebellion — keeping traditions alive, giving determined farmers another chance, and making sure their voices are finally heard.

DAGA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The story of Renegade Beans began when Hannes made a 2-day hike to reach the mountains of Daga, becoming the first European to meet the community and hear the story of their coffee.

Daga is a remote, landlocked region in Papua New Guinea, home to fewer than 10 000 people. With no roads, shops, or electricity, the only way in or out is on foot.

But they do have coffee, great coffee, and resilient people. In the 1950s, the region thrived, producing hundreds of tons of coffee each year, but after independence, the fragile networks that connected farmers to markets collapsed. A lot of coffee trees were abandoned, and today production is barely a tenth of what it once was.

But some families never gave up. They continue to hand-pick and process their beans, even with no buyers and the nearest mills hundreds of kilometres away, holding onto the hope that the next season might bring a new chance.

Daga’s coffee isn’t unknown because of quality issues; it’s unheard of because these coffee jungles have been cut off from the world for decades. Any beans that made it out were blended into anonymous batches, and the name of Daga disappeared.

Now, for the first time in decades, we are helping a batch of Daga’s coffee make its way out of the mountains and into the world—proudly under its own name, so you can experience the true taste of resilience.

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Daga coffee is on its way to Europe! Pre-order a set of coffee beans with a taste of true resilience that has been hidden from the world until now.

  • Pre-order Renegade Beans starter kit

    1 x 750g light roast coffee beans

    1 x 750g dark roast coffee beans

    1 x coffee grinder

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  • Pre-order Renegade Beans trial pack

    3 x 750g coffee beans with your preferred the roast level - light, medium, dark roast. You can also choose all the packages with one roast level.

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MADAGASCAR

We're currently in Madagascar, meeting forgotten communities and discovering their history of coffee there. And maybe we'll be able to help out a community already soon...

Coffee is an integral part of Madagascar’s nature. Of the 130+ coffee species in the world, 60 grow naturally only there, making it one of the most fascinating places for coffee as a plant!

Madagascar's coffee story is similar to Daga's - it had its heydays and then collapsed almost completely. It was once among the world’s leading coffee producers, and coffee made up more than half of its export income. But then prices collapsed, government support faded, and by the 2000s most of the industry had crumbled, leaving only scattered smallholders to keep the tradition alive

Today, the production is a bit higher again, but the industry never recovered. No factories remain, and farmers still dry and clean beans by hand, just like in Daga. With no reliable export system, most coffee is consumed locally, and farmers are among the lowest paid in the world.

Over 90% of Madagascar's production is Robusta — a hardy, high-yielding plant, often growing wild. It is usually dismissed as the base for strong espresso, blends or instant coffee, but we don’t intend to follow those rules.

We have a strong hunch that Renegade and Madagascar are a match, but whether it really becomes the next chapter, we'll know after the trip!

Folow the journey in Madagascar