![]() Since 2014, more than 3500 coffee farmers have adopted Blue Harvest practices, increasing their coffee production by 20% to 300%. This provided access to the market through Falcon Specialty and to allow for experimentation, with a commitment from Falcon to buy their microlot coffees.īlue Harvest exceeded all targets set for the original five-year program (2014 to 2019). In 2020 Carlos Estevez and the San Carlos team extended this training to the Renacer group at the field school base situated at Finca Noruega. Carlos Estevez continues to visit San Carlos and the team at San Carlos have made several trips to Honduras to continue the knowledge sharing and development. Building from our success with specialty processing in Honduras we sent Carlos Estevez, (who has been trained in agronomic practice expertise by Falcon’s Simon Brown) to San Carlos dos for the harvest in 2019.Ĭarlos spent the season teaching the team at San Carlos dos everything he learnt about microlot processing. In El Salvador CRS and Falcon identified two groups that had potential for high quality specialty coffees: Renacer and San Carlos Dos. By actively promoting the project and the producers to the right customer bases Falcon built a loyal following for this project. ![]() Most of them restructured their debt and with better management have worked their way to better financial situations.ĬRS quickly identified the need for commercial partners to be involved to ensure the ongoing success of the producer groups once the initial Blue Harvest funding was depleted. Some were crippled with debt.Ĭatholic Relief Services (CRS) in El Salvador provided business training and support to the coops and farms involved in the program. Many of the producer groups in the Blue Harvest program were in poor condition from an expertise and financial perspective. The project has been focused on restructuring the organisations within the project to ensure their ongoing success as producers and businesses. Falcon is a commercial partner for Blue Harvest promoting these agricultural practices as well as looking to support quality uplift.īlue Harvest goes beyond water smart agriculture. By promoting water-smart agriculture, restoring critical areas within watersheds, and strengthening local-led water resources management, producers contribute to sustainable access to safe water and learn critical skills for producing higher quality coffees in a water smart way. Sustainable coffee agroforestry systems can be the best alternative for healthy, functional watersheds, second only to natural forests. $2K+ donated from specialty coffee sales to fund agronomy scholarships for 3 farmers in Renacer’s Field School.140MT purchased from Blue Harvest producers.People: 3500+ farmers San Carlos 103 families, Renacer 60 producers Timeline: 2014 – on going (Falcon has participated since 2016-17) Origin: El Salvador, Nicaragua & Honduras Falcon is a commercial partner for Blue Harvest promoting these agricultural practices as well as looking to support quality uplifts. The Guide serves producers and buyers by offering real and market-based prices as a starting point for contract negotiations.Sustainable coffee agroforestry systems can be the best alternative for healthy, functional watersheds, second only to natural forests. We enable roasters and importers to buy directly from millers and farmers, helping to ensure that coffee is produced and processed with regenerative practices and that transactions are fair and transparent.īlue Harvest partners (CRS and others) are contributors and supporters of the Specialty Coffee Price Transaction Guide, an initiative to establish price benchmarks for coffee, based on coffee quality and origin. We have worked with farmers, millers, importers, and roasters to structure transparent and fair transactions that ensure shared value across the value chain, from consumers to farmers and everyone in between. ![]() ![]() But when coffee is produced and processed well - through Blue Harvest practices - it can contribute to protecting and improving water resources.īlue Harvest now works with dozens of coffee roasters and importers in the USA, UK, and Europe, who pay price premiums for Blue Harvest coffee to help farmers produce and process their coffee sustainably and profitably. When coffee is grown and processed unsustainably, it can be a major cause of water pollution and watershed degradation. Coffee production and processing directly impacts on water resources, including the drinking water sources for millions of people. By applying Blue Harvest practices, coffee farmers increase their yield, quality, and income.Ĭoffee is a driver of rural economies in coffee producing countries around the world. ![]()
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