We support Aldea Global and Aldea Foundation to offer sustainable technical assistance, microcredit and competitive marketing services for 5 thousand coffee producers associated in Matagalpa and Jinotega; through co-investments in certification processes – Aldea Cert; leveraging information and digital technology -AgTech and Fintech.
MOCCA and Exportadora Atlantic (EXPASA) are reaching more than one thousand small producers in the areas of Jinotega, Matagalpa and Boaco. We are working on the establishment of 50 demonstration plots, strengthening the competencies of coffee growers based on evidence and the exchange of experiences. In addition, EXPASA facilitates certifications for participating farmers.
Together we provide direct and remote technical assistance to 3,400 producers to improve their productivity, quality, traceability, and profitability, using Cisa Exportadora’s LIFT application. We improved their access to certified markets with the Rainforest Alliance and C.A.F.E Practices standards, and developed an Early Warning System for pest and disease management based on agro-climatic information.
MOCCA, as a member of the Nicaraguan Sustainable Coffee Platform (Nicafés), promotes the competitive and sustainable development of the coffee sector, participating in the exchange of information and knowledge management to strengthen productivity among the actors of the value chain and supporting COVID19 prevention campaigns among technical teams and producers in coffee farms.
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…
