We support Aldea Global and Aldea Foundation to offer sustainable technical assistance, microcredit and competitive marketing services for 5 thousand coffee producers associated in Matagalpa and Jinotega; through co-investments in certification processes – Aldea Cert; leveraging information and digital technology -AgTech and Fintech.
MOCCA and Exportadora Atlantic (EXPASA) are reaching more than one thousand small producers in the areas of Jinotega, Matagalpa and Boaco. We are working on the establishment of 50 demonstration plots, strengthening the competencies of coffee growers based on evidence and the exchange of experiences. In addition, EXPASA facilitates certifications for participating farmers.
Together we provide direct and remote technical assistance to 3,400 producers to improve their productivity, quality, traceability, and profitability, using Cisa Exportadora’s LIFT application. We improved their access to certified markets with the Rainforest Alliance and C.A.F.E Practices standards, and developed an Early Warning System for pest and disease management based on agro-climatic information.
MOCCA, as a member of the Nicaraguan Sustainable Coffee Platform (Nicafés), promotes the competitive and sustainable development of the coffee sector, participating in the exchange of information and knowledge management to strengthen productivity among the actors of the value chain and supporting COVID19 prevention campaigns among technical teams and producers in coffee farms.
Honduran coffee farmer doubled her productivity by reducing the presence of pests on her farm and implementing tissue management techniques learned in MOCCA and Becamo training.
Armando went from selling 900 cocoa plants in 2021 to almost 3,000 in 2023. The production of other plants in the nursery has also doubled.
Coffee farmer José Méndez Cardona increased the yields of his coffee farm by 40% thanks to the good fertilization practices learned in the MOCCA program training.
Eusebio is part of the producers who are trained under the alliance established by MOCCA and Mercon, through which more than 5 thousand coffee producers have received training and established direct commercial links.
Husband and wife coffee growers José Salazar and Jesús Rodríguez have reduced the incidence of coffee berry borer in their coffee plantation by implementing the good pest management and residue management practices learned at MOCCA.
Through the MOCCA alliance, it will contribute to strengthening AHPROCAFE’s capabilities to provide its business and union base bodies with technical and financial support services.
