NICARAGUA FTO SMBC UCA SAN JUAN RIO COCO SHG EP ECOTACT

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Flavor Profile Apple juice, cherry, stone fruit, granola

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About this coffee

Grower

Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de San Juan del Río Coco (UCA)

Altitude

1100 – 1500 masl

Variety

Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, and Typica

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

Estelí, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

Process

Fully washed and dried in the sun

Harvest

October - March

Certification

Fair Trade (FT FLO/USA) | Organic | Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Coffee Background

NICARAGUA FT-FLO/USA ORGANIC SMBC UCA SAN JUAN RIO COCO SHG EP coffee is sourced from family-owned farms organized around Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de San Juan del Río Coco (UCA), a cooperative operating in the municipality of San Juan de Río Coco within the departments of Madriz, Nicaragua. The cooperative has 420 members (80 women) who, on average, cultivate 12 acres of coffee. The cooperative provides marketing, technical assistance, and small business lending to all of its members.