BRAZIL FT-FLO ORGANIC SUL DE MINAS POCO FUNDO COOPFAM 14+ – 32254 – 60.0 kg Videplast Bags – ETA: May 10, 2024 – RCWHSE

Coffee Background

Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares de Poço Fundo e Região (COOPFAM) is an association of small-scale farmers located in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. The group was formed from a collective desire to improve the living standard of farmers, and to reduce poverty and emigration. In 1991, seventy-six families united to form the cooperative, determined to increase the productivity of their small plots and sustain the quality of family-oriented agriculture in the region. COOPFAM has beenFair Trade certified by Fair-trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) since 1998 and began exporting to the United States in 2003.