Flor de cafe
Flor de Café: Coffee Producer in Nicaragua
Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples Flor de Café R.L. (Flor de Café), was founded in 1998 by 113 smallholder coffee farmers. Today, Flor de Café supports 914 members with coffee trade representing half of its total income, whilst 42% derived from the sale of goods and agricultural supplies through its own store and supermarket.
A portion of the co-operative’s income is also generated through its financial services business division, which includes micro-credit for producers, currency exchange and savings accounts.
Shared Interest and Flor de Café
Shared Interest’s relationship with Flor de Café began in 2018, when we provided the organisation with finance to help secure coffee contracts and stimulate business growth.
As Karolina and Jason observed:
"The organisation has a culture of warmth, good service and unity, which positions them strongly within the region."
Flor de Café's Social Impact
Flor de Café has also made significant investments in its community, providing scholarships and school supplies for members' children, as well as a climate resilience project in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Program.
Later that year, the co-operative won the 'Cleanest Production Award', a national contest sponsored by the Nicaraguan government - now in its 8th edition - which recognises the efforts of producers to protect the earth through environmentally friendly operations.
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