Fairtrade at 30: How Fairtrade has Impacted Cafescor

In 2014, a group of 25 farmers came together with the ambition to export this premium quality coffee to customers worldwide.  They became known as Cafescor, and since then, they have grown their membership to over 400 coffee farmers. 

In 2019, they became a Shared Interest customer and began to focus their efforts  on enhancing the quality of their coffee even further, and as a result, improving the quality of life for farmers.

General Manager of Cafescor, Herminio Perdomo, said: 

“Shared Interest finance allows Cafescor to continue supporting farmers with timely payments for their produce.”

Fairtrade and Cafescor

In 2021, $1.7m in Fairtrade Premiums was used by Cafescor. This is how:

• 40% was used on equipment, vehicles and infrastructure.
• 32% was used for productivity and quality investments.
• 20% was used to repay term loans for fixed assets.
• 6.5% was used for payment of technicians and staff members.
• 1.5% was used for the execution of social projects.

Cafescor has set itself the goal of becoming a pioneering organization for the socially and ecologically sustainable production of certified coffee in Honduras.

Fairtrade offers Cafescor better opportunities in the coffee market and, thanks to the Fairtrade premium, has considerably improved community development.

Infrastructure

The organization has used some Fairtrade premium to build latrines in production areas. The co-op has also invested in a processing plant to improve efficiency. 

Quality and Productivity 

The Fairtrade premium has also been used to provide organic fertilizer to coffee growers. The goal is to progressively improve soil fertility.

Fairtrade represents the voices of two million small-scale farmers and workers. Thank you for reading more about how Fairtrade has impacted Cafescor, one of 175 organisations we are proud to support with fair finance. 

Learn more about Cafescor here.