COOPETARRAZÚ, Cooperativa de Caficultores de Tarrazú RL

High-quality, sustainably produced coffee

Costa Rica

Fair trade

Trade in products that have been certified and carry a fair trade label. An example of this is a farmer’s cooperative that collectively sells its cocoa to a fair trade organization.

Green

Promotes and/or supports the protection of the environment. An example of this is an organic farming cooperative.

COOPETARRAZÚ, Cooperativa de Caficultores y de Servicios Múltiples de Tarrazú RL is a cooperative of small-scale coffee producers that processes and sells sustainably produced coffee. COOPETARRAZÚ also manages supermarkets, sells agricultural materials, finances harvests and provides technical assistance. COOPETARRAZÚ has been awarded with various certifications, including Fair Trade and organic, thanks to its focus on social and environmental best practices.

COOPETARRAZÚ’s coffee is considered among the best in the world thanks to a favourable acidity level, excellent flavour and body. The cooperative’s own brands of roasted and ground coffee (Buen Día and El Marqués) are enjoying strong sales, thanks to COOPETARRAZÚ’s marketing and distribution efforts.

The cooperative has undertaken a number of environmental initiatives, such as the instalment of solar panels.

COOPETARRAZÚ, Cooperativa de Caficultores de Tarrazú RL has been an Oikocredit partner since 2006.