About Baarbara

Kissed by clouds in the misty heights of Western Ghats is a single origin and high-grown Arabica coffee from Baarbara estates, backed by a farming tradition that dates to 1896. Baarbara Coffee from these plantations is proud of its ethically sourced single-origin coffee beans, homegrown along the foothills of Bababudan Giri in Chikmagalur. With handpicked beans from high elevations of 3850 to 5350 feet, Barbara coffee has contributed to giving some of the best coffee to the coffee industry in India. These beans from the plantation’s affluent soils are an epitome of quality with a whiff of the plantation’s flora and fauna.

Our Coffee connoisseurs have stretched across nations for whom we export quality products that are delivered with a natural guarantee of being the purest and the best in its competition. Our Plantations at the foothills of Baba Budan Giri have an elegant taste and aroma that has mesmerized the international market for its quality. Growing in the wild forest patches our coffee brands have an identity that is further quality adhered to the processing and packaging standards that we have defined for our brands of Coffee.

Our Management has constantly imbibed the values of Quality and Diligent business in the best interest of our distributors and customers alike. MG Plantations has feathered various prestigious certifications to ensure adherence to quality products, environmental care, and labor conditions.

Heritage & People

Growing over 120 years, Baarbara Berry from MG Plantation has come a long way in redefining the taste of Coffee and has proudly been associated with the Coffee tasting revolution of India. MG Plantation is pillared with characteristic individuals who have strengthened this organization with their dedication and unparalleled vision to take their family heritage of Coffee Plantations to the next level. For more than two generations MG Plantation has strived efficiently to harvest the best of nature’s offerings in the form of quality products that we process.

Farming Processes

• Every bean is carefully handpicked and sorted manually.
• Pulped with eco friendly dry pulping.
•  Fermented for a quality time and washed with pristine stream of water.
• Sun dried for days to retain the right moisture content.
• Supreme importance is given to quality of beans and quality of processes.
• Baarbara coffee has prestigious certifications to ensure an adherence to right farming techniques, environmental care and labour conditions.
• Shade grown coffee plants amidst the streams and wild life rich plantation.
• Organised farming methods are inculcated within the labour community to maintain soil and ecosystem balance.

Traceability

Our code has always emphasized sustainability, environmental responsibility, and fair practice long before these became acknowledged international priorities. Knowing the origin of the food has become a need of an hour and the integrity of the processes that create it, the transparency of the supply chain, and proceeds-sharing. The principle of traceability, therefore, is central to our cultivation and post-harvest process.

Certification

Baarbara Berry is Rain Forest Alliance and UTZ certified estate.

Rain forest Alliance – The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal is an internationally recognized symbol of environmental, social, and economic sustainability that helps both businesses and consumers do their part to ensure a brighter future for us all.

UTZ Certification – UTZ Certified stands for sustainable farming and better opportunities for farmers, their families, and our planet. The UTZ program enables farmers to learn better farming methods, improve working conditions and take better care of their children and the environment.