Smallholder farmers of CEPCO
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Smallholder farmers of CEPCO

CEPCO (Coordinadora Estatal de Productores de Café del Estado de Oaxaca) is a comprehensive coffee organization in Mexico that supports thousands of smallholder farmers. The cooperative focuses on the development of coffee-growing communities, with the vast majority of its members cultivating plots of less than two hectares.

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History

CEPCO has been a long-standing organization in the Oaxacan coffee sector, with roasters like Intelligentsia sourcing organic coffee from its members since 2002. The cooperative operates as a network that provides fair pricing, technical education, and support to its members to improve their livelihoods and production quality.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

Smallholder farmers of CEPCO — coffee farmer illustration 1
Smallholder farmers of CEPCO — coffee farmer illustration 2
Smallholder farmers of CEPCO — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Smallholder farmers of CEPCO