Special Crops (National Coffee Authority) Order (Cap. 65:01).

This Order, made under section 4 of the Special Crops Act, establishes the National Coffee Authority for purposes of promoting and fostering the development of coffee growing in all areas of Malawi. The Authority functions include: (a) to promote the development of the coffee industry in Malawi on commercial lines; (b) to prepare and carry out schemes for the development of the coffee industry; (c) to control the sale, exports and imports of coffee; (d) to approve the method of marketing coffee; (f) to licence and register coffee growers and coffee buyers and factories for processing coffee; (f) to control all matters of a phytosanitary nature and to license and register coffee seed producers and commercial coffee plant nurseries; and (g) to appoint an agent to keep records of coffee production and sales of each grower. The Order grants power to the Authority to impose a levy.