Colombian - Cauca

Coming from family owned farms organized around the Asociación de Caficultores Ecológicos del Cauca (ACEC), which has 262 members who live in the municipalities of Caldono, Cajibio, Piendamó, Morales, Popayán, El Tambo and Timbio within the department of Cauca, Colombia. On average, each producer cultivates their coffee on 1.5 hectares of land and is certified organic. ACEC is currently implementing training sessions for members to improve the quality of coffee and manage the environmental impact caused by coffee cultivation in the region.