Pruning techniques and biofertilizers, keys to the success of coffee grower Luis González
In the department of Ahuachapán, El Salvador, coffee producer Luis González increased his productivity by 50%.
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Our progress
In El Salvador, MOCCA collaborates with 3 partners in coffee: Salvadoran Coffee Institute, Banco de Fomento Agropecuario (BFA) and the Salvadoran Association of Women in Coffee (AMCES), through which it will train more than 4,707 coffee producers, providing technical assistance, access to research, quality planting material and the promotion of an innovative financing model. Additional private-sector partners supporting MOCCA activities in El Salvador: The J.M. Smucker Company.
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FARMERS TRAINED
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ENHANCED HECTARES
With best agronomic practices
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NURSERIES TRAINED
With technical assistance and business management
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RESEARCH SUPPORTED
For agronomic treatments and variety analysis
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FINANCING FACILITATED
For working capital, purchase of inputs and investments in farms
Where we are
Farmers trained
4,707
We work in partnership
TechnoServe leads the coffee program in El Salvador, with the support of partners such as the Salvadoran Coffee Council, BFA and the Ministry of Agriculture, providing training to producers for the implementation of best practices that help increase productivity, quality, and profitability. We work in support of the coffee component of the Master Plan to Rescue Agriculture, whose goal is to renew 35 thousand hectares of coffee in El Salvador.
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The catalogues help to identify different genetic groups by using morphological descriptors designed to detail qualitative and quantitative characteristics that allow determining genetic variability.
Cultivating quality and opportunities in Santa Ana, El Salvador
Salvadoran coffee producer is getting better prices when selling coffee, thanks to selective harvesting practices learned in MOCCA training.
An enthusiastic family undertakes and earns with their cocoa nursery
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.
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.
“My sales have improved a great deal! Now I am an authorized supplier of marsellesa for Starbucks. They trust me because they know that I have good controls, since thanks to Viverista de Oro I learned to implement protocols and keep records for the preventive control of diseases and pests, reducing the deterioration of quality due to this cause almost to zero.”.
Isaías Zelada Grijalva
Coffee Nursery entrepreneur
El Salvador