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April 2015 back issue
by Sean Hawkey
Honduras: the most violent country in the world and one of the worst places for journalists to work, the original banana
republic, twisted and misshapen by a recent coup, by drug trafficking, gang violence and corruption. It is also home to
some of the most hopeful projects in the wold, supported by Fairtrade premiums. Dozens of cooperatives across the
country are certified by the Fairtrade system and are improving the lives of their farmers with health and education
projects. There are schools for farmers’ children. There is ‘Feminine Coffee’ produced by women-only groups of
farmers. And there are innovations on adaptation to climate change as the region is beset by drought and plant
diseases related to the increase in humidity that comes with rising temperature.
A truck of coffee pickers struggles up a muddy path at CARSBIL. CARSBIL is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in
San Nicolás, Intibucá, Honduras.
Marlene Soriano with some of the guardiola-style horizontal coffee dryers at COAGRICSAL. COAGRICSAL is a
Fairtrade-certified producer of coffee and other products based in La Entrada, Honduras.
A man stands atop of stacks of coffee sacks in the COAGRICSAL warehouse. COAGRICSAL is a Fairtrade-certified
producer of coffee and other products based in La Entrada, Honduras.
Pruning in the COAGRICSAL nurseries. COAGRICSAL is a Fairtrade-certified producer of coffee and other products
based in La Entrada, Honduras.
Wilson Colindres, COAPROCL manager with Alfredo Morales, a COAPROCL member, on his integrated farm in
Sesesmil 1, Cop·n. Cooperativa AgrÌcola de Productores Org·nicos de Cop·n Ltda, COAPROCL, is certified organic
and fairtrade coffee producer.
Don Salvador Manchamé, coop member, checks coffee at COAPROCL. Cooperativa Agrícola de Productores
Orgánicos de Copán Ltda, COAPROCL, is certified organic and fairtrade coffee producer.
Dixon Ramírez, measuring washed parchment coffee being delivered to COCAOL. COCAOL, Cooperativa Cafetalera
Olancho Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in Santa Maria del Real, Olancho, Honduras.
New drying techniques, that speed up drying and preserve the flavours of coffee better, are being tested at the coop.
COCASJOL, Cooperativa Agropecuaria Cafetalera San José Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer based in San
José de Colinas, Santa Barbara, Honduras.
Santos Silvio Izcano at the installations that dry the coffee for COMITEL. COMITEL, Cooperativa Mixta Teupacenti
Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in Teupasenti, El Paraíso, Honduras.
COMISAJUL, Cooperativa Mixta San Juancito Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee cooperative based in San Juancito,
Francisco Morazan, Honduras.
A worker attends the depulping machines at COMSA. COMSA, Café Orgánico Marcala, is a Fairtrade-certified
organisation based in Marcala, La Paz, Honduras.
Workers unload sacks of coffee being delivered by members to the coop, the coffee is weighed and registered by staff.
COMSA, Café Orgánico Marcala, is a Fairtrade-certified organisation based in Marcala, La Paz, Honduras.
Carlos Humberto Andrade Rosa, in charge of drying at the coop. COPROCAEL, Cooperativa De Productores De Café
La Encarnación Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in Encarnación, Ocotepeque, Honduras, close to the
borders of Guatemala and El Salvador.
Angela Ramos, 29, picks coffee at a farm linked to the COSAGUAL coop. COSAGUAL, Cooperativa de Servicios
Agropecuarios Gualcinse Ltda, is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in Gualcinse, Lempira, Honduras.
Coffee dries on the patio at COSAGUAL. COSAGUAL, Cooperativa de Servicios Agropecuarios Gualcinse Ltda, is a
Fairtrade-certified coffee producer in Gualcinse, Lempira, Honduras.
Coffee pickers on their way to the mill on the back of a truck. Cooperativa Agropecuaria de Producción Flor del Pino is
a Fairtrade-certified producer based in Ocotepeque, Honduras.
Eris Arnoldo Paz helps Carlos Roberto Paz to sort freshly-picked coffee. PAOLT is a Fairtrade-certified coffee producer
based in Trinidad, Santa Barbara, Honduras.
Mountains and clouds near Barrandillales where PAOLT farmers produce coffee. PAOLT is a Fairtrade-certified coffee
producer based in Trinidad, Santa Barbara, Honduras.
