Coffee plantations in Laos

AP Television Sinouk Plantation, Paksong, Laos - May 22, 2011 1. Close of barman using coffee machine 2. Mid of barman carrying tray of coffees 3. Mid of barista serving Sinouk Sisombat 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sinouk Sisombat, President, Laos Coffee Association: "I want to be acknowledged as one of the best, alongside Columbia, Mexico." 5. Wide of Sinouk walking around garden at plantation 6. Close of coffee cherries 7. Wide of rear of house with small brook and waterfall 8. Close of water rushing over rocks 9. Wide of pool with house in background 10. Wide of B-52 bomb crater with coffee plants 11. Mid of volcanic rocks, coffee plants and mountain in background 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Sinouk Sisombat, President, Laos Coffee Association: "The Bolaven Plateau was a big battleground. So, there was, as far as I know, there were two carpet bombings by B-52s in Paksong. Completely - nothing after that. So, even - I came back in '94 - the UXO (unexploded bomb) clearance was a big issue there. Even there, in my place, they have discovered some bombs." AGPC Agricultural Collective, Paksong, Laos - May 23, 2011 13. Various of people at coffee-tasting 14. Close of cup of coffee and plastic container of coffee sample 15. Mid of beans being processed on machine 16. Close of beans pouring into sack 17. Wide of sacks of coffee stacked in warehouse Lao Mountain Coffee, Vientiane, Laos - May 16, 2011 18. Close of burner under homemade coffee-roasting machine 19. Mid of Stephen Feldschneider, Lao Mountain Coffee, checking fire and temperature of coffee roaster 20. Close of thermometer, smoke rising from machine 21. Mid of worker cranking roaster 22. Mid of man scooping beans from roaster 23. Mid of worker using blower on bin of steaming coffee beans 24. Close of worker's face while using blower 25. Close of steaming beans and blower 26. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Hyman, Laos coffee industry consultant for the World Bank: "There's a kind of Renaissance taking place where people are relearning how to make good quality coffee and take advantage of those great conditions." Luang Prabang, Laos - June 4, 2011 27. Close of hand stirring coffee at cafe table 28. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Hyman, Laos coffee industry consultant for the World Bank: "Originally, in countries like China and Thailand, where they didn't used to be a coffee culture, coffee culture is really developing as people have more income and are able to spend." 29. Mid of two women drinking coffee at cafe table 30. Close of coffee mugs on table Olam Plantation, Paksong, Laos - May 21, 2011 31. Wide of two men walking along path with coffee plants in foreground 32. Close of feet on dirt path SOUNDBITE (English) Sawan Muthanna, Olam International: "I've been managing coffee plantations and farms for almost 12 years now." 33. Wide of coffee plantation with tractor driving down path SOUNDBITE (english) Sawan Muthanna, Olam International: "There is immense potential for coffee in Laos, basically because of the soil conditions. 34. Close of coffee cherries 35. SOUNDBITE (English) Sawan Muthanna, Olam International: "At two years the growth is phenomenal. What you see of coffee here, at this level, I don't think I've seen anywhere else." 36. Wide of plantation with truck passing on dirt road 37. Mid of workers walking past 38. Mid of Won Inthisan using mortar and pestle to crush coffee beans 37. Close of pestle crushing beans 38. Mid of Won Inthisan stirring and roasting beans in wok 39. Close of beans being stirred and roasted in wok 40. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Hyman, Laos coffee industry consultant for the World Bank: Sinouk Plantation, Paksong, Laos - May 22, 2011 41. Wide of street with motorbikes arriving at roadside store LEAD IN: You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f4b848c3fafaacf1c51c559914bad776 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork