La Reyna, Nicaragua

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Active members: 210

Percentage of which women: 34%

Active from year: 2002

Total production capacity: 555 HA green coffee 

Product: Green coffee

Certifications: Fair Trade; Mayacert Organic Certification – EU and US

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Average cupping score: 83 

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Laguna de los Condores, Peru

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Active members: 1,040 

Percentage of which women: 24 %

Year in which the cooperative started: 2017

Total production capacity: 3,266 TM (estimate of green coffee)

 

Product: Washed Arabica green coffee beans for export


Certifications: Fair Trade Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance 

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Varieties: Typica, Bourbón , Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Gesha 

Quality: average cupping score: 82,5

In the highlands of Amazonas, Peru, the Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Laguna de los Cóndores brings together more than 1,000 coffee-growing families across five districts of the Luya province.

Founded in 2017 by just 12 members, the cooperative has grown steadily to 1,040 producer families in 2026, cultivating coffee across approximately 2,430 hectares. Its farms are located in the high-altitude districts of Pisuquia, Providencia, Ocalli, Ocumal and Cocabamba, where the unique mountain environment shapes the character of their coffee.

Laguna de los Cóndores exports directly to buyers in Europe, North America and Asia, offering organically certified, Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance coffees. With its own Internal Control System, ongoing technical assistance and facilities for coffee collection and processing, the cooperative supports producers throughout the value chain while maintaining control over quality and traceability.

For Laguna de los Cóndores, coffee is also a vehicle for community development. The Fairtrade Premium is reinvested entirely in programmes that benefit its members and their communities, including technical assistance and coffee renovation, watershed conservation, organic fertilizers and bio-inputs through BIOLAGUNA, and agricultural education for children through YACHAY CAFÉ.

From 12 founding farmers to more than 1,000 families, Laguna de los Cóndores is building a model in which quality coffee, environmental stewardship and stronger rural communities grow together.

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Federación Campesina del Cauca, Colombia

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Active members: 549
Active from year: 1971
Total production capacity: 700,000 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Organic,  Fair Trade

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Product : Arabica Coffee
Variety/Quality: Castilla, Caturra, Suppremo, Burbon, F6
Quantity: 2700,000 kg of green beans

 

Federación Campesina del Cauca (FCC) is a second-degree association of grassroots organizations in the central area of Cauca that work to improve the living conditions of the peasant, their family and the human team of the F.C.C. with principles and values-oriented to agro-ecological practices, productive diversification, conservation of natural resources, which works for the defence and representation of farmers to dignify their work and the impact.

The organization is included in the “Plan Maestro” they are using our digital tools to improve their technical data in the field and commercialization through Beyco.

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Cooagronevada, Colombia

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Active members: 50
Active from year: 2007
Total production capacity: 15,000 kg of dry cocoa beans

Product: Coffee and cocoa
Certifications: Organic, Fair Trade

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Product: Dry Cacao bean
Variety/Quality: Criollo, Colombia
Quantity: 10,000 kg of dry cocoa

This cooperative of coffee farmers of the Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta has producers located between the Minca and Río Piedra areas. This green business not only seeks to sell coffee and cocoa but also focuses on improving the lives of the 56 families, with a special focus on providing additional income to women (currently 19) for being female-produced coffee. Progreso also supports them in their transition to organic cocoa and helps them promote their products. This results in organic cocoa certifications, improvements in cocoa quality through correct fermentation methods and different visits to cocoa events worldwide. 

Cooagronevada is included in the “Plan Maestro”, meaning that they are using our digital tools to improve their technical data in the field and commercialization through Beyco.

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Asprotimaná, Colombia

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Active members: 795
Active from year: 2002
Total production capacity: 7,500,000 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Fairtrade usa , Rain Forest, UTZ, CP, 4C.

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Product: Arabica Coffee
Variety/Quality:Castilla, Geisha Caturra,   Bourbon, Geisha, F6
Quantity: 7,500,000 kg of green beans

Asprotimana is located in Timana in the department of Huila. This coopertive produces one of the best quality coffees, characterized by high acidity and a sweet and pronounced citrus profile.

Their producers are located in Timaná, Suaza, Elías, Tarquí and Pitalito (within the department of Huila), but through their work over the last 12 years the coop has benefited around 179,000 families in more than 7,800 villages in the country.

Progreso included Asoprotimana in its “Plan maestro” for the use of digital tools and finding more clients through Beyco. Furthermore they are a good ally for tackling the climate change issue in the region.

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Prococer, Nicaragua

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Active members: 249

Percentage of which women: 26%

Active from year: 1999

Total production capacity: 747 HA green coffee 

Product: Green coffee

Certifications: Organic, Fairtrade International and Fairtrade USA, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), certified through IPSA

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Variety/Quality: average cupping score: 83-85 

Founded in 1999, the Multisectoral Cooperative of Certified Organic Coffee Producers Las Segovias R.L. (PROCOCER) was created by smallholder farmers in Nicaragua’s Nueva Segovia region who wanted to strengthen their livelihoods by working together and adding greater value to their coffee.

Today, PROCOCER works with producers across the municipalities of Jalapa, El Jícaro, Ciudad Antigua and Murra. Organic coffee is at the heart of the cooperative’s work, with farmers producing at altitudes of around 900–1,250 metres. Their coffees are associated with sweet, chocolatey profiles and are marketed to buyers who value organic and Fairtrade production.

PROCOCER supports its members throughout the value chain, from technical assistance and organic farming practices to coffee collection and commercialization. Its collection centre in Jalapa and demonstration farm in Santa Martha provide spaces where producers can learn, experiment with organic practices and strengthen their production systems. The cooperative also produces organic fertilizers on a small scale.

By connecting farmers with differentiated markets, PROCOCER aims to improve coffee quality, productivity and family incomes while promoting better social and environmental conditions on farms.

The cooperative is certified for Fairtrade and organic production and promotes Good Agricultural Practices through IPSA. Beyond coffee, PROCOCER is committed to strengthening producer organizations and encouraging more equitable participation between women and men in the communities it serves.

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Cafetos de Segovia, Nicaragua

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Active members: 131

Percentage of which women: 16%

Active from year: 2015

Total production capacity: 393 HA green coffee

Product: Green Coffee, Processing, and Export

Certifications: BPM – HACCP 

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Variety/Quality: average cupping score 83-88

For three generations, the Albir family has been connected to coffee production in Nicaragua. Founded by sisters Ana and Martha Albir, Cafetos de Segovia combines this family heritage with innovation and a commitment to building transparent, long-term relationships with coffee producers and buyers.

Based in Mozonte, Nueva Segovia, the company operates its own dry mill, where it processes specialty Arabica coffees primarily sourced from the mountainous Dipilto–Jalapa region. Its coffees are known for their quality, diverse varieties and distinctive cup profiles, generally scoring between 83 and 90 points.

Cafetos de Segovia works with varieties including Maragogype, Catuaí, Bourbon, Pacamara, Maracaturra and Catimor. Traditional methods are combined with innovative processing techniques to bring out the unique characteristics of each coffee while maintaining consistent quality.

The company maintains long-term relationships with family farms and partner producers across Nueva Segovia. Its support extends throughout the coffee cycle, from farm management and cultivation to harvesting, with ongoing advice focused on improving quality and consistency.

At its Mozonte dry mill, coffee goes through careful sorting, selection, fermentation where appropriate, drying, quality control, storage, milling and packaging. Cafetos de Segovia exports its specialty coffees to international markets and has a commercial presence in 14 countries.

Sustainability and responsible farming are also central to its approach. By combining environmental stewardship with producer support and quality-focused processing, Cafetos de Segovia aims to build lasting value throughout the coffee chain — while carrying forward a family tradition that spans three generations.

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Asoarhuaco, Colombia

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Active members: Cocoa: 191
Active from year: 2015
Total production capacity: 35,000 kg of dry cocoa bean

Product: Dry cocoa bean
Certifications: Organic, Small Producers

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Product : dry cacao bean
Variety/Quality: Criollo, Colombia
Quantity: 35,000 kg of dry cocoa bean

The Asoarhuaco Association is an indigenous producers association from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta region of northern Colombia. The cocoa producers are found between the Aracataca and Fundación river basins that shelter 17 communities, from Kantinurwa to Kutunsama.

Progreso’s supports the rehabilitation of cocoa cultivation, the installation of benefit centers and storage and access to external markets. The support resulted in the rehabilitation of 6 ha of cocoa, control of the often occurring monilia plague, implementing good organic agricultural practices, the improvement of social networks and contributing to European cocoa networking connections. Asorarhucao is in the “Plan Maestro“, meaning they are using Progreso´s digital tools to improve their technical data in the field and commercialization through Beyco.

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Anei, Colombia

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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.

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Cinco de Junio, Nicaragua

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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