The family started to plant its first coffee nursery in 2006 and the first harvest was in 2009. Since 2012 it has been Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certified. In 2014/2015 it was chosen by illyca e as its “Sustainable Supplier of the Year” and it has have been finalists of their “Ernesto Illy Prize” for the last few years. Since 2015 it has collaborated with the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), led by Professor Flavio Borem, to continually increase quality. In 2016 it began, as exporters, its direct-trade program reaching important clients in North America, Europe, and Oceania.
Since the beginning, the producers carefully thought about all aspects of production, starting with education and training of the team, cultivation with the best techniques, and including post-harvest care, always seeking to produce specialty coffees.
The Serra do Cabral is such a beautiful place. It is part of the Cerrado biome, with its own particular characteristics, micro-climate and a unique terroir. Ecoagricola is a pioneering co ee farmer in this region and the exclusive producer. Sustainability and ethics are at the core of its values. Many decades before sustainable production became fashionable, Ecoagricola was already preserving vast areas within its land. Hundreds of hectares almost untouched by man, and more than 50% of the total area.
Coffee processing system
Natural and Pulped Natural
Concern about quality
Ecoagricola has had a partnership with the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), though Professor Flavio Borem, for continual quality improvement since 2015. It uses selective hand picking, African beds, as well as mechanized picking and concrete drying patios. It has a fine quality control team, led by Q-Grader, Danilo Buzatt.
Certifications
Rainforest Alliance
code: IMA-F-000314 Expiration: 6 November 2018
UTZ
Code: UTZ_CF1000001609 Expiration: 10 June 2018
