Meet the Grower

FEDECOVERA

Bean variety: Mix of Criollos with Ecuador Nacional and Martinique Amelonado

Flavour notes: Rich notes of red fruits (ripe cherries, blackberries), chocolate and a subtle hint of cream and cardamom

Description

The Federation of Cooperatives of Las Verapaces (FEDECOVERA), based in the municipality of Cobán in northern Guatemala, was originally founded in February 1976 as a second-tier cooperative organisation. FEDECOVERA was established to bring together other first-tier cooperatives and non-cooperative producer organisations as an umbrella processing and marketing agency. Importantly, the unified collective is made of of cooperatives who join voluntarily, with a shared objective of focusing on the livelihood of the farmers and improving biodiversity. With the vast majority of its members belonging to the Q’eqchi and Poqomchi Mayan ethnic groups, FEDECOVERA employs over 25,000 producing families gathered in 42 cooperatives and 12 associations; taking care of more than 140,000 people. In addition to growing rare Criollo-dominant cacao, the cooperative also produces a variety of different products, including cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, essential oils, and basic grains.

Harvest times: March – May (main harvest), February (mid crop)

Harvest volumes: Coming soon.

Number of farmers: Coming soon.

Hectares farmed: Coming soon.

Farming notes: In the sub-tropical cloud forests in the North of Guatemala, the cocoa grows at an altitude between 650 and 7700ft. With a heavy annual rainfall and the humid tropical climate, Alta Verapaz provides the ideal growing conditions for the cacao trees.

Fermentation and drying notes: Coming soon.

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