Mexico Chiapas Washed FTO

by C4 Coffee

San Fernando is an organization of small farm coffee growers in the state of Chiapas, Southern Mexico that formed in 1984 with the goal of  improving the living conditions of its members and their communities, through various social programs (see below for a break down on these), by supporting them to improve their farming practices and by trading their coffee under fair trade conditions. San Fernando is made up of 1202 small-scale coffee producers living in 50 communities throughout the Chiapas. 40% of San Fernando’s membership is indigenous, from tzeltal, tzotzil, mam, and zoque peoples. The average farm size is 2.5 hectares. Through a renovation program, tree density has increased to 3000 trees per hectare. San Fernando has established a second warehouse, in Jaltenango, for coffee reception, which cuts down considerably the transportation time of coffee to warehouse for many of their members. As at their main warehouse in San Fernando, warehouse quality staff perform a basi