Fairtrade Nicaragua

Origin: Nicaragua, Central America, UCPCO Cooperative
Flavor: aromatic, chocolatey
Strength: strong
Acidity: low acidity
Body: full-bodied
Bean quality: 100% Arabica
Suitable for: automatic coffee machines, filter brewing, stovetop moka pots

Conclusion: Our new Fairtrade PURE Nicaragua offers an aromatic, chocolatey flavor.

The coffee beans for Fairtrade PURE Nicaragua come from the UCPCO Cooperative (Unión de Cooperativas Multifuncionales Productoras de Café Orgánico). Founded in 1993, the cooperative is actually an association of eight cooperatives representing more than 370 small-scale farmers. It is located in the north of Nicaragua, in the remote area of San Juan de Río Coco in the Department of Madríz (named after former president José Madriz, 1867–1911).

Put simply, UCPCO is a cooperative whose members have joined together as an association of small-scale farmers, with the goal of growing coffee organically and marketing it themselves. The slightly higher “Fairtrade price” for the coffee funds social projects within the cooperative, such as school attendance for children and scholarships for some young people from the cooperatives to pursue university studies in business or agricultural sciences. All cooperative members contribute 2% of their income to social projects and so-called hardship cases.