Nicaragua Segovia Roasted Coffee

Farm: PRODECOOP Process: Fully Washed Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Typica Elevation: 1250 - 1350 Meters Region: Nueva Segovia  PRODECOOP is a second-level cooperative organization that groups 38 grassroots cooperatives made up of 2,300 small producers, 27% of whom are women. These producers and their respective cooperatives are located in the departments of Esteli, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia, in northern Nicaragua. On average, they export 30,000 coffee bags, of which 50% of the total volume is organic and Fair Trade certified. Over its existence, PRODECOOP has developed a long line of programs that aim to support their members in a multitude of different ways. They are able to fund these programs using their Fair-Trade premium. 1)      Study Through Coffee ·         Each year 3,000 packages of school supplies and backpacks are delivered to school children, encouraging school attendance and proficiency. 2)      Women’s Initiative ·         A fund exists that gives women producers,