”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.
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Activities
In Guatemala, MOCCA partnered with buyers and other organizations to train more than 17,500 coffee producers (40% women), providing integration into higher value markets, technical assistance, research, access to quality genetic material, and the promotion of attractive financing models.
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Where we are
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We work in partnership
To ensure a long-lasting impact beyond the life of a project we connect producers directly with markets. We partner with companies that not only aim to invest in improving coffee quality and yields, but also in the systems that make possible those improvements for the future, such as higher prices, good genetic material for planting, and more direct, feasible and profitable supply chains for smallholder farmers.
Our partnerships
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.
Our partnerships
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.
News
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.
“MOCCA has benefited more than 40 families in my community by including us women in the training of coffee quality and sales. As a community leader I am excited to continue working, as we are seeing good results”.
Dulcina Morales
Coffe Producer
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Coffe Producer
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala