Improving the Quality of Fair Trade and Organic- certified Coffee and Increasing the Market Share of the Cooperative of Small Producers in Sierra Madre

$183.6K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Finca Triunfo Verde, Sociedad Civil
Country	Mexico
Start Date	Dec 28, 2013
End Date	Jun 11, 2015
Duration	530 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50547-36`

Grant Description

FTV, a cooperative located in a buffer zone of the El Triunfo Reserve, plans to improve the quality of its coffee certified as fair-trade and organic and increase sales by investing in equipment, infrastructure, training in quality control, and technical assistance for farmers. The project should improve the income of 447 farmers, thereby benefiting 2,235 family members as well.