Mexico Chiapas Mayan Harvest Women’s Group – 30706 – GrainPro Bags – SPOT RCWHSE

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Please Note This coffee landed more than 8 months ago.

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About this coffee

Grower

168 women coffee producers associated with Rosalba Cifuentes

Altitude

1550-1650 masl

Variety

Bourbon, Caturra, and Catimor

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

La rinconada, El progreso, Unión progreso, Barrio montaña and Bella Vista, Chiapas, Mexico

Process

Fully washed and dried in the sun

Harvest

December-March

Certification

Conventional

Coffee Background

Mexico Chiapas Mayan Harvest Women's Group is sourced from 168 family-owned farms located in communities within the municipality of Bella Vista in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia, who was raised in the Bella Vista coffee community, has dedicated herself to helping producers with small plots of land (averaging 5 acres) earn a better price for their coffee. Rosalba ensures traceability for her communities coffee by personally exporting the coffee directly to the Bay Area. Rosalba also concerns herself with the small details like being sure to pull samples without piercing the producers bags, which has eliminated the cost for replacing damaged bags. These efforts allow producers to earn higher prices and reinvest in better agricultural practices and improve the livelihoods for their families. This is the first year that the Mayan Harvest Women’s Group has exported coffee. Through Mayan Harvest’s system of traceability and improved premiums returned directly to the women, this coffee recognizes their work and gives them financial empowerment.