Finca El Fuerte is one of Agricafe's farms in the Samaipata region. Agricafe (agricafe.com.bo) is the processor and exporter we work with in Bolivia. They started their farm project to help develop the new coffee growing area in Samaipata. Agricafe have five farms in Samaipata in the Fincas Los Rodríguez project on which they are planting with Caturra, Bourbon and Gesha cultivars. This is the fourth year we have had coffee from El Fuerte and we are pleased with its caramelised-plum-like sweetness. The Samaipata region has great potential for specialty coffee but also has great challenges: the weather here has been unpredictable lately and they have had torrential rain coming through. This has caused landslides at El Fuerte and two hectares of coffee were lost this year. They will need to re-terrace the land, add more drainage channels and get some plants in to help with water control.

Finca El Fuerte

We source and roast coffee from single farms, estates and cooperatives. When we taste a coffee that we like, we want to know where it comes from and who grows, picks and processes it. We travel extensively throughout the year, visiting the producers and cooperatives with whom we currently work and looking for interesting varietals of coffee and new farms from which to buy. During these visits we talk to farmers and cooperative members, learning more about the coffee they grow and process and the challenges that they face. We then look to establish a relationship with the grower and exporter of that coffee. We believe that where such a relationship exists, quality, quantity and price requirements can be discussed in an open and equal way. We see this as sustainable, fair and equal trade.

Finca El Fuerte

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Finca El Fuerte