WHAT IS ‘CERTIFIED ETHICAL’? Diaconia Nacional, a Honduran partner organization RIO OLANCHO which provides agricultural training in coffee producing communities in Olancho, awards the designation DIRECT TRADE COFFEE of ‘Certified Ethical’ when coffee growers “commit 100% Community Transformation themselves to the highest standards of ethical conduct, ZERO % Middlemen respectful and fair treatment of their employees and labourers, commitment to quality, and to protecting and preserving the environment.” There is no cost to the farmers to participate in the ‘Certified Ethical’ program. Rio Olancho Direct Trade Coffee is processed and prepared for export at the modern COCAOL facility in Santa Maria del Real WHAT IS DIRECT TRADE COFFEE? There are no brokers or middlemen in the Rio Olancho Direct Trade Coffee Project. Providing that the coffee beans meet the highest standard for quality, full payment is made directly to the coffee producer. There are no fees, commissions or administrative charges. In addition, the ‘Project’ provides additional funds for training events and for equipment to further improve the quality of the coffee.

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The Rio Olancho Direct Trade Coffee Project is an Producers are also taught to protect the delicate further premium paid for exceptionally high scoring amazing success story, made possible only by the mountain environment. The coffee is shade grown coffee. This payment schedule was developed with commitment and hard work of coffee producers in using organic fertilizer and natural insect control input from the coffee growers, and not only rewards remote communities throughout . methods, and the natural habit is protected for tropical their hard work but also creates an incentive for Beginning in 2009 with just six producers in the village and migratory birds and other wildlife. By adhering to achieving even higher quality. of El Carrizal, the project now involves nearly 60 growers these environmental practices and ensuring fair wages And the training continues after the harvest, as from a dozen communities. and safe working conditions for employees and pickers, producers again meet with IHCAFE trainers to participate Prior to this project, these small-amount producers Rio Olancho coffee has earned the Diaconia Nacional in a ‘Cup of Excellence’ competition and taste how their received just a fraction of the market price for their distinction of being ‘Certified Ethical.’ quality-control efforts are achieving a premium flavour. ‘supermarket grade’ coffee. But with encouragement Once picked, the coffee is dried and the husks are The Rio Olancho project has grown to involve 60 from The Carpenteros and Friends and Diaconia Nacional removed, and it is inspected for quality before being producers from a dozen communities who are providing – an agency of the Christian Reformed Church in Honduras processed at the modern COCAOL facility in Santa 30,000 pounds of high quality coffee. And, because of – these growers took a leap of faith as they focused on Maria del Real. As part of the emphasis on quality, the success of this project and its incentive for those producing the highest quality coffee possible. any defective coffee beans are removed through triple who are committed to quality, more and more farmers Through field visits, workshops and one-on- hand-sorting by experienced sorters. are asking to become part of the project. one training provided by Diaconia Nacional and the Finally, before being deemed export-worthy, the The hard-working Rio Olancho coffee growers take Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE), the Rio Olancho coffee is cupped and scored by a panel of experts, and tremendous pride in their coffee. They sincerely hope coffee producers learn how to achieve the highest must achieve a rating of ‘excellence’. All farmers whose you enjoy their coffee, and they thank you for the quality at each stage of growing, picking, sorting and coffee is accepted for export receive a 30-percent support that allows them to provide a better future for preparation of their strictly high-grown Arabica coffee. premium over the current global base price, with a themselves, their families and their communities.

Rio Olancho growers are proud of the quality of their crop Project funds provided greenhouses for drying the coffee beans Many of the Rio Olancho growers following a training session