Anei, Colombia

Progreso

Active members: Coffee: 418 Cocoa: 82
Active from year: 2005
Total production capacity: 25,600 kg of dry cocoa

Product: Dry Cacao bean 
Certifications: Organic, Small Producers

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Product : Dry Cacao beanVariety/Quality:
Criollo, Colombia
Quantity: 35,000 kg of dry cocoa

Anei is an association of 82 cocoa producers from families belonging to four native communities (Arhuacos, Koguis, Kankuamos and Wiwas) and farmers from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá (in the north of Colombia). 

Progreso supports the rehabilitation of cocoa cultivation and trains the producers in the cocoa fermentation to get that special quality flavor. The support resulted in the rehabilitation of 20 ha of cocoa, implementation of irrigation systems and the hiring of an agronomist and technician to support the activities.Furthermore is Anei in the ´Plan Maestro´ meaning they have been implementing and using Progreso´s digital tools to improve their technical data in the field and commercialization through Beyco.

Contact Progreso for more information: yasmin@progreso.nl

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La iniciativa colombiana, Colombia

Colombian Initiative comprises 24 organizations along all colombia. Coffee, cocoa and banana are their main products, and it establishes for representative scenarios to defend the interests of small producers in self-sustainability scenarios.

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Uca Miraflor, Nicaragua

Progreso

Active members: 417
Active from year: 1992
Total production capacity: 430,100 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Fairtrade, Organic, Bird friendly

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Product: Arabica Coffee
Variety/Quality: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Pacamara, Parenema
Quantity: 257,600 kg of green beans

Uca Miraflor has been working withProgreso for 5 years. With the support of Progreso, the organisation strengthened the productivity and organisational management of its members.

The field per hectare has increased from 368 kg in 2015 to 828 kg in 2019 (green coffee), and because of the constant monitoring and assessment of the members, the cooperative has improved the quality of the coffee from 82.5 to 84.5 points.

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