Finca El Trapiche is one of Agricafe's farms in the Samaipata region managed through the Fincas Los Rodríguez project. Agricafe (agricafe.com.bo) is the processor and exporter we work with in Bolivia. The farm was planted in 2016 with a diverse range of cultivars including Geisha, Geisha Hawaii, Batian, Ethosar, SL28, SL34 and Java, as well as the more traditional (for the area) Caturra and Bourbon. We selected the Java varietal this year, the ripe coffee cherries were dried on raised beds using the natural process. Agricafe have been instrumental in raising the profile of Bolivian coffee over the last decade and have established the specialty part of the industry there through concentrating on cup profile and increasing both the quality and quantity of coffee in Samaipata and Caranavi.

Finca El Trapiche

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 Trapiche

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Finca El Trapiche