From the Bean to the Cup – Guatemala’s Successful Coffee Cooperatives
Guatemalan coffee is promoted by the Guatemalan National Coffee Association. Guatemala has eight coffee regions: Acatenango Valley, Antigua Coffee, Traditional Atitlan, Rainforest Coban, Fraijanes Plateau, Highland Huehue, New Oriente and Volcanic San Marcos. The country has a large number of small coffee farmers (“campesinos”) that produce small quantities of coffee and a small number of large to very large plantations (“fincas”) that produce the largest share of coffee in Guatemala. To compete and retain their independence as small scale farmers, “campesinos” operate individually or join cooperatives or associations that sell their coffee to the export markets.
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