”We have increased our sales volumes”
CEPROAA connected with TCHO, a U.S. company which in 2022 placed a first order of 12 tons of cacao and by 2023 has already reached 50 tons.
10/17/2023
News
Nursery training and evaluation
MOCCA opens registration for coffee nurseries who wish to participate in the CheckCAFE program.
10/01/2023
El Salvador | International Coffee Day
At an event held in San Salvador for International Coffee Day, MOCCA presented a presentation on innovative practices to reduce coffee production costs.
09/18-30/2023
Peru | Chocolate making workshops
More than 60 people from different organizations participated in workshops on chocolate making and food safety in Piura, Amazonas, Junín and Cusco.
09/06/2023
Peru | Press tour
Peruvian journalists participated in a press tour with the MOCCA Peru team, to visit coffee and cacao producers in Cajamarca and Amazonas.
08/25/2023
Coffee research fund
MOCCA and PROMECAFE launch a competitive fund that will co-finance research to improve the efficiency obtained by coffee-growing families.
07/25/2023
Peru | MOCCA launches cacao catalog
The Cacao and Chocolate Salon was the setting for the launch of the First Cacao Catalog, which shows the native varieties of Peru.
07/21/2023
Ecuador | Participation in Chokao 2023
At the Chokao 2023 event, MOCCA presented the experience of implementing the Cacao Flavor Map and working with organizations and cacao producers in the region.
07/16/2023
Peru | Participation in the 2023 Cacao and Chocolate Salon
MOCCA is present at the 2023 Cacao and Chocolate Salon. An event to exchange knowledge and promote the commercial activity of cacao and its derivatives in the international market.
07/12/2023
El Salvador | Agreements
MOCCA and CENTA sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the Salvadoran cocoa sector and promote technologies and technical training for producers.
07/12/2023
Costa Rica | Events
Presentation of MOCCA at the Technical Week organized by World Coffee Research, in search of collaboration opportunities with other players in the sector in the region.
06/27/2023
Nicaragua | Training
In Jinotega, coffee farmers, cooperatives, and technicians from MOCCA program alliances participated in training on grafting topworking practices techniques.
06/24/2023
New York | Cacao
MOCCA participated in the Fine Chocolate Industry Association, presenting 85 flavor profiles included in the Cacao Flavor Mapa, an innovative tool that highlights the flavor diversity of cocoas from 6 producing countries.
06/21/2023
Perú | Nurseries
The MOCCA team met with authorities from MIDAGRI and SENASA, with the purpose of initiating the actions to develop a Coffee Nursery Policy Certification Plan.
06/15/2023
El Salvador | Events
Financial partners and directors of the MOCCA program met in San Salvador to share experiences, reflections, and learning to maximize access to financing in the region.
MOCCA today
José Valerio Díaz: “I have doubled the productivity of my coffee plantation”
The good coffee growing practices learned through the MOCCA and Becamo alliance helped Honduran producer José Valerio Díaz to double his productivity.
Training and marketing without intermediaries result in higher income for coffee producers in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Husband and wife team Matilde Martínez and Irma Recinos increased the productivity of their farm and their income, thanks to training provided by the MOCCA program and ofi.
Launching of a contest fund for coffee research
MOCCA and Promecafe launched the Competitive Fund to Support Coffee Research, to co-finance research to improve the profitability of coffee producers in the region.
Refurbishing the cocoa farm and increasing income through good management
MOCCA program trainings helped Nicaraguan cocoa farmer Hermes Meza increase the productivity of his plantation and obtain up to 68% more income.
Mauricio Calderón Sansivirini: “The Salvadoran Coffee Institute will be in charge of coffee growing research, training, and technological development “
We spoke with Mauricio Calderón Sansivirini, Director of the Salvadoran Coffee Institute, to learn about the contributions of this new institution and its impact on the development of the coffee sector in El Salvador.
Our goals
MOCCA and its partners facilitate a series of benefits for coffee and cacao producers including: the opportunity to integrate higher value commercial models, technical assistance, access to higher quality planting material, access to research results, and the opportunity to participate in catalytic financing models.
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FARMERSTRAINED
To enhance their productivity and profitability
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ALLIANCES ESTABLISHED
Farmers gain access to services that improve their profitability
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NURSERIES STRENGTHENED
With technical assistance and business management
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RESEARCH SUPPORTED
To develop new results of existing type and agronomic treatments in coffee, and to mitigate Cadmium in cacao
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LOANS FACILITATED
For working capital, purchase of inputs and farm investments
MOCCA is primarily funded by the US Department of Agriculture through their Food for Progress Program, which seeks to expand agricultural productivity and trade. Additional MOCCA co-funders include: The J.M. Smucker Company, JDE, Peets, Keurig-Dr. Pepper, Nespresso, Olam, and the Kellogg’s Company.
Members of the Consortium
In 2020 TechnoServe received the award for "Coffee Support Organization of the Year" from the National Coffee Association of the United States (NCA). TechnoServe operates in 29 countries, linking people to information, capital and markets and has helped millions of smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs create lasting prosperity for their families and communities. TechnoServe is the MOCCA Consortium Leader and leads the coffee program.
Lutheran World Relief is an international Non Profit organization that strives to defeat world póverty by helping individuals to adapt to the challenges that threaten their livelihoods and wellbeing.The organization provides assistance in emergencies and partners communities to build and grow rural communities. Lutheran World Relief leads the Cacao activities of MOCCA for all target countries.
World Coffee Research is a pre-competitive, multi-stakeholder platform that enables the global coffee industry to invest in cutting-edge agricultural R&D to transform coffee production into a profitable and sustainable livelihood that can meet growing demand while protecting natural resources. WCR leads MOCCA's activities related to (large) nurseries, as well as research and dissemination activities in coffee.
Implementing partners
Rikolto empowers farm groups in Africa. Asia, Europe and Latin America to become sound trading partners that implement long lasting sustainable practices, helping them to comply with quality standards and connecting them with innovators of the food industry to explore new ways of doing business. Rikolto supports MOCCA´s cacao initiatives in Ecuador.
Bioversity International is a global development research organization that provides scientific evidence, management practices and policy options for using and safeguarding agricultural and forest biodiversity to achieve sustainable global food and nutrition security. Bioversity supports cacao initiatives in MOCCA related to research and quality standards.
The Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) is a nonprofit professional organization which represents more than 360 members of the fine chocolate industry. FCIA promotes quality,innovations, ethical sourcing, and the best practices in the industry of fine chocolate from the tree to the bar and the bonbon. FCIA is partnering with MOCCA to build bridges between program partners, farmers and FCIA members.
Implementing partners
The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) houses publicly accessible, globally important germplasm bank collections for coffee and cocoa. MOCCA supports CATIE's efforts with national research institutions to catalog existing varieties in national genebanks and actions with the private sector to facilitate the propagation of quality genetic material.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is leading the evaluation and assessment of the baseline of the MOCCA project. The evaluation focuses on the impact of the project at two main levels: at the market systems level, to test systemic changes in the coffee and cacao market systems; and at the farmer level, to assess the impact among beneficiary households.
CRC through MOCCA is supporting the development of action plans, funding mechanisms, technical assistance and research dissemination through cadmium bulletins. In addition, CRC together with LWR, is managing the mapping and proficiency testing of eight laboratories to understand their capacity to perform accurate cadmium analysis.
Events
30 April 2025
Closure of research activities | Competitive Coffee Research Fund (MOCCA – PROMECAFE)
Virtual