Stuardo Coto
🇬🇹Guatemala

Stuardo Coto

Stuardo Coto took over management of his family's Finca El Platanillo in western Guatemala in 1985. He and his son Samuel are documented for their work on worker welfare, conservation, climate-friendly farming and variety trials.

Farm: Finca El Platanillo →

History

The Coto family bought Finca El Platanillo in the 1970s. Stuardo succeeded his father in 1985; Samuel later joined its operations. The farm pursued Rainforest Alliance certification in the 2000s and received the organization's climate-friendly verification in 2011.

The farmer's day, in pictures

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

Stuardo Coto — coffee farmer illustration 1
Stuardo Coto — coffee farmer illustration 2
Stuardo Coto — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Stuardo Coto