Smallholder farmers

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ROAST LEVEL: MEDIUM TASTING NOTES: -APRICOT-CHOCOLATE-HONEY-FLORAL GROWER: Asociación de Productores, Transformadores y Exportadores de Café del Municipio de Aipe - Huila (ASOPCAFA) REGION : Aipe, Huila, Colombia PROCESS: Fully washed and dried in the sun VARIETY: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia, and Typica ALTITUDE: 1600 - 2000 masl Here’s a coffee from Huila that crosses the line. It’s a bit confusing because Santa Rita, in the department of Huila, sits right on the border of Tolima not far from the Planadas growing region. And this community lot has a distinct, complex, clean and consistent profile that we have come to expect from the Planadas area. The Asociación de Productores, Transformadores y Exportadores de Café del Municipio de Aipe - Huila (ASOPCAFA) was formed in 2015. Like the producers around Planadas, decades of armed conflict and coca leaf production kept most small producers pretty isolated and at high risk to violence. But as conflict has subsided in recent years, locally organized associations including ASOPCAFA have taken the lead in creating market access for these producers. With 84 members, ASOPCAFA has focused on certifications and training producers in best organic practices. The cooperative has also invested in basic infrastructure needs like road improvements and establishing a local warehouse.

Text from Pangea Coffee Roasters' listing.