Cooperativa de Caficultores de Dota R.L.

Financing and training for Costa Rican coffee farmers

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.

Cooperativa de Caficultores de Dota (Coopedota) is a Costa Rican coffee cooperative which produces and markets high-quality coffee for domestic and international markets. It first became an Oikocredit partner in 2019.

The cooperative is important to the economy of Santa Maria de Dota as it is one of the region’s main employers. Its coffee-growing associate members receive training in crop management and agricultural best practices to produce coffee grown according to high environmental standards.

Oikocredit’s credit line will enable the cooperative to provide advance payments to growers in support of the coffee harvest and exportation.