Heres what Falcon Speciality the importer of this coffee have to say about it.
The Cocatrel Cooperative was founded in 1961 in Tres Pontas and has now grown to the second largest Cooperative in Brazil. There are over 6000 members who are part of the cooperative and they have 11 different buying points across the region. All the coffee are electronically tagged and recorded on delivery with a unique QR code giving full traceablity on all the coffees for the growers to know exactly where their coffee is. Over 50% of the members of the cooperative grow coffee on land that is less than 10 Ha in size.
At Falcon Specialty we work with a branch of the Cooperative called Cocatrel Direct Trade who work to source the best coffees and promote these for their members.
As part of the Cocatrel Cooperative in Tres Pontas, Sul De Minas there is a group that was started the female farmers who are part of the Cooperative. The Cafeina Group are made up of 21 % of the members of the Cocatrel Cooperative equating to 1154 women producers. The idea was to encourage the engagement of these female producers in the decision making process of the Cooperative. They are organised to have meeting every two months to improve their education and knowledge but also to increase their visibility in the coffee growing community and promote their involvement.
Jaqueline Kelly is a member of the Cafeina group, her farm is called Fazenda Cochos.
