“We are getting positive results in our coffee plantations”
Salvadoran coffee growers increase the productivity of their plantations by applying the pruning techniques taught in the MOCCA training program.
Azucena Tafur is producing coffee plants with a high genetic purity in her nursery
Azucena’s short-term goal is to increase the number of plants produced in her nursery to provide other growers in her community with high quality planting materials.
Guatemalan coffee growers access better markets
An initiative to sign purchase/sale contracts connects Guatemalan coffee producers with the exporter Peter Schoenfeld S.A., a member of the Volcafe Group. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve agricultural productivity and expand trade in agricultural products. The
Organic fertilization renders positive results at Dominga Diaz’s cocoa farm
The good fertilization practices that Dominga Díaz learned in the training at MOCCA allowed her to double the cocoa yields of her farm and improve her family’s income. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve agricultural productivity and
“My dream was to be a great coffee grower”
MOCCA and Mercon Coffee Group provide technical training to coffee producers in Jinotega (Nicaragua), to help them increase their productivity and profitability. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve agricultural productivity and expand trade in agricultural products. The
Cacao unleashed the winds of change for Guatemalan families
The good agricultural practices learned in the trainings provided by MOCCA, Lutheran World Relief and Cacao Verapaz, allowed cocoa farmers in Alta Verapaz (Guatemala) to double their production and increase their income. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to
Reaching new markets: Strength through unity
With the support of the MOCCA program and Lutheran World Relief, the CACAONICA cooperative, from Waslala, Nicaragua, expanded its reach from 290 cocoa farmers to almost 500 producers in 2 years. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve
Timber growth, cacao yields, and financial revenues in a long-term experiment of cacao agroforestry systems in northern Honduras
Cacao in Honduras is cultivated under traditional shade tree species (Inga sp., Erythrina sp., Gliricidia sp.), fruit and timber species deliberately planted or selected and managed from natural regeneration. Typically, the shade canopy of these cacao plantations is poorly managed resulting in high tree density and heavy shading, thus affecting cacao yield performance overtime. We
Access to financing boosts productivity of Guatemalan coffee growers
200 coffee producers located in Huehuetenango and Baja Verapaz have received loans for working capital through the alliance between MOCCA and Fundación Génesis Empresarial. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve agricultural productivity and expand trade in agricultural
Developing trade bonds between Honduran coffee growers and inclusive markets
MOCCA supports more than 1,000 coffee producers in the departments of Ocotepeque, Copán, and Lempira to help them eliminate the barriers that prevent them from becoming more productive and profitable. MOCCA is a 7-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Food for Progress Program, which seeks to improve agricultural