This alliance is focused on the implementation of the communication strategy, which includes a radio program to broadcast information on good practices in coffee growing to some 10 thousand producers during the social distancing measures implemented due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, in 3 of the 7 coffee growing regions in the departments of: San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, Suchitepéquez, Quiché, Chiquimula and Zacapa.
Fundación Génesis Empresarial provides access to agile and timely financing, complementing capacity building and access to genetic material for coffee and cacao producers in the MOCCA program. FGE has made available US$10 million to benefit 11,000 producers to acquire working capital, purchase inputs, and farming equipment, with medium-term investments for the farms.
We provide training to 4,000 farmers in good coffee farming practices promoted by the MOCCA curriculum to increase profitability and maximize their opportunities both individually and collectively. Through Olam Direct, we facilitate access to markets in the coffee-growing areas of Huehuetenango, applying principles of ethics, respect for human beings, the environment and communities.
Through this alliance we serve 3,000 producers in the areas of Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango and Santa Rosa, for which we train anchor buyers in traceability certainty, technical support for continuous and sustainable improvement, access to certified genetic material and participation in certification programs, administrative organization and traceability of production units through technology.
Together with Peter Schoenfeld S.A., a member of the Volcafe group, we are strengthening the capacities of more than 2,000 coffee growers in Baja Verapaz to improve their productivity, quality, access to planting material, and financing under better conditions. The company directly connects coffee growers with markets willing to pay more for quality through an online platform called Trackvia.
Rosa Judith Rodríguez, a 54 year old woman and a mother of three children, has been dedicated to coffee growing since she was very young. She owns a small farm in the municipality of San Juan Opico, department of La Libertad (El Salvador). In 2021 she joined the MOCCA training program with the interest of…
Azucena Tafur is a nursery owner and a coffee producer from the town of Chachapoyas, a city located in the department of Amazonas, Peru. She has been growing coffee for 5 years and has a nursery where she produces and sells plants to other producers in the area. Like other coffee nurseries in Peru, Azucena…
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…
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…
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…
