The Alianza Café and MOCCA projects, both led by TechnoServe, are promoting the use of Vetiver in Peru for the treatment of coffee honey water, which represents 25% of the post-harvest contaminant load and which, if left untreated, threatens coffee farm ecosystems.
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.
Salvadoran coffee farmer Alejandro Huezo increased the productivity of his plantation thanks to the pruning techniques taught by the MOCCA program.
Los aliados financieros del programa MOCCA se reunieron en El Salvador para compartir experiencias, reflexiones y aprendizajes para maximizar el acceso a financiamiento y reducir las brechas entre la oferta y la demanda del crédito agrícola.
After receiving training in ten topics related to the production of quality cocoa plants, Alejandro Madrid, his wife and four children established a nursery to diversify the family’s income.
Good agricultural practices and a production analysis helped Nicaraguan coffee farmer Luis Cruz increase yields by 30% in his farm.
Salvadoran coffee growers increase the productivity of their plantations by applying the pruning techniques taught in the MOCCA training program.
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.
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
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
