Tag Archives: CAFE success story

234. Coffee, water and conflict in El Salvador

2012-01-16 Comments Off on 234. Coffee, water and conflict in El Salvador

Back in November, my colleague Robyn Fieser reported here on a success story from our CAFE Livelihoods project in El Salvador – how we helped the Las Colinas cooperative comply with national environmental regulations and avoid a forced closure of its wet mill by financing the installation of a wastewater treatment system. Today, I share […]

222. CAFE success story: Water works

2011-11-28 Comments Off on 222. CAFE success story: Water works

This post was contributed by my colleague Robyn Fieser, the Regional Information Officer for CRS in Latin America and the Caribbean. – – – – – Running a 500-acre, organic coffee farm deep in western El Salvador’s mountains has posed plenty of challenges over the years for the 89 members of Las Colinas coffee cooperative.  […]

220. Telling stories from origin

2011-11-22 Comments Off on 220. Telling stories from origin

Competition is intensifying at origin, and not just for roasters trying to source extraordinary coffees.  It is true in the international development field, too.  Donors are demanding more accountability and more compelling evidence that their investments are generating social impact. In the area where I have focused most of my professional energies over the past […]

219. CAFE success story: Seeing is believing in El Salvador

Comments Off on 219. CAFE success story: Seeing is believing in El Salvador

The El Pinal cooperative was established in 1980.  During the first 30 years of its existence, the organization paid for its coffee to be processed at a commercial mill.  This meant higher operating costs and less control over the quality of their coffee.  When the CAFE Livelihoods project started in early 2009, we met with […]

218. CAFE success story: Quality of coffee, quality of life

2011-11-15 Comments Off on 218. CAFE success story: Quality of coffee, quality of life

The 5 de junio cooperative in Nicaragua was arguably the most conspicuous success story during the three years of the CAFE Livelihoods project.  The cooperative took innovative approaches to improve both the quality of its coffee and the quality of life of the communities where its members live, scoring impressive gains on both counts.

212. CAFE success story: No looking back

2011-10-31 Comments Off on 212. CAFE success story: No looking back

The Las Cruces cooperative was established in 1980 as part of El Salvador’s land reforms.  For more than 30 years, the hard-working men and women of Las Cruces produced high-quality Borbon and Pacas varietals from one of the most privileged coffee landscapes in El Salvador, nestled on the northern slope of the Ilametepec Volcano among […]