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PRODECOOP is a secondary level cooperative in Rio Coco, Nicaragua that unites over 38 base cooperatives. They were founded to support the commercialization and promotion of coffee sales for small scale coffee producers in Nicaragua and represent over 2700 small...
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Continuing our conversation through Women's History Month on the role of women in the cooperative, we sat down with Pachamama President, Merling Preza, to discuss the importance of women's work on and off the coffee fields. Merling is not only the President of...
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Flashback to 2018, at the annual board meeting in April, Pachamama Coffee’s Board of Directors (composed of representatives from each cooperative at origin) approved a motion to pay a premium on coffee from Nicaragua imported via our long-time partner Etico. The 10 cent per pound premium was developed by Etico with one express purpose: recognize the work that women in farming communities undertake that traditionally goes unpaid, and compensate them for it.
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Climate Change and Economic Struggles at Origin Amidst a Global Pandemic: Firsthand Account Words and photographs by coffee farmer Alexa Marin of Nicaragua. The last couple years amplified many of challenges facing the specialty coffee industry, particularly for the people at origin who make coffee possible. Climate...
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Women's History Month is not just about remembering the impact of women who came before us, it is also about learning to recognize those who continue paving the way for other women today, those who are leaders in their families, in their...
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