HONDURAS – SAN MANUEL IS WELL KNOWN FOR NOT ONLY HIGH QUALITY COFFEE BUT ITS BEAUTIFUL CHURCHES AND COOL CLIMATE. MOST PEOPLE IN SAN MANUEL RELY ON COFFEE FOR THEIR INCOME. EACH FARMER’S COFFEE LOT IS PROCESSED RIGHT AFTER PICKING, THE COFFEE CHERRY IS THEN DEPULPED IN A TRADITIONAL DEPULPER AND THE FOLLOWING DAY IS WASHED MAINLY IN WOOD OR CONCRETE CANALS

PERU – THE ASSOCIATION OF VALLE VERDE HAS OVER 350 MEMBERS ACROSS SURROUNDING AREAS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A MODEL THAT EMPOWERS FARMERS, DELIVERING BOTH ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL MODELING TO EACH PRODUCER. IT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CUP QUALITY WHILE ALSO MAKING COFFEE FARMING A CONSISTENTLY PROFITABLE PRACTICE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS