AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – UTZ Certified and Nucoffee have started a training program for small coffee farmers in Brazil called Caminho Sustentia. The initiative aims to increase efficiency in coffee production through technical assistance in applying good agricultural practices and management styles.
UTZ Certified and Nucoffee plan to reach 800 smallholders in 2013 and over 10,000 smallholders within five years in Minas Gerais and São Paulo states in Brazil.
The training program puts special attention on the implementation of internal control systems, new technologies and the improvement of social and environmental conditions among Brazilian small coffee farmers’ communities.
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The Caminho Sustentia Initiative is a multi-stakeholder program focused on the efficiency and prosperity of small coffee growers.
The initiative is supported by Nucoffee/Syngenta, UTZ and 20 cooperatives in the state of Minas Gerais.
NUCOFFEE was created by Syngenta in order to increase the value of Brazilian coffee, stimulate quality, implement good agricultural practices and transparency in business relations, and form links between growers and the external market. For more information, visit www.nucoffee.com.br.
Source: UTZ Certified
