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"Me encanta la cosecha de cafe!"
-Hilaria Ramos Hndz. of Michiza

   

  

  

Producer Partners

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We import coffee from producers in twelve countries around the world.
Check out this groovy map of our producers!

Click here for a complete listing of our producer partners!

Africa:       

-Ethiopia : OCFCU (Oromia), SCFCU
-Tanzania: KNCU
-Uganda: Gumutindo
-Rwanda: Coopac

Asia

-East Timor: Cafe Timor
-Sumatra (Indonesia): PPKGO, KBQB

 





Latin America

-Bolivia: Fecafeb
-Colombia : Fondo PaezOcamonte
-Dominican Republic: Fedecares
-El Salvador: ACOES, COMUS
-Guatemala: Apecaform, Chajul,Rio Azul, Santa Anita
-Mexico: Michiza, Yachil, Maya Vinic, Selva Negra
-Nicaragua: Cecocafen (PROCOCER),
          La FEM, CECOSEMAC
-Peru: Cepicafe, Cenfrocafe, Pangoa

 

Our Approach


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We want to be a model for Fair Trade and sustainable development alternatives in both the North and the South, while continuing to sell the highest quality coffee on the market.





Our Best Practices and Development



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The aim of our Best Practices is to facilitate stronger, sustainable relationships with our Producer Partners. Apart from general communications and travel, our roasters have done so by generating several projects in multiple formats and contexts.  Read about:





Our Communications and Outreach


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Outreach and Communications works on promoting Fair Trade as a movement by producing materials and participating in Fair Trade events. Read about:





Our Travel


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Whether we are starting a new relationship with a producer partner or striving to nourish a healthy and reciprocal working relationship, we believe that face to face time via travel is crucial to what we do.  Check out our roasters' customized public delegations to join us in our travels!

Here are some of CC's recent reports:





Our Committee Work


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Our main task as an importing coop, is to import coffee.  However, we have a host of other mandates that are crucial to trying to be the best Fair Trade coffee importer out there.

A lot of this work is accomplished through our committees:

To see how Cooperative Coffees is structured, follow this link