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Coopro Naranjo
Coopro Naranjo R.L.
History
Around 1960, a group of coffee farmer, decided to create a small entity, “The Cooperativa de Productores de Café y
Servicios Múltiples de NaranjoR.L” (Naranjo Coffee Growers' and Multiple Services Cooperative, LLC), in order to
process their coffee production. After this first experience, in October, 22th, 1966 was established the Agriculture
Commission, with support from the Agriculture Ministry's local extension office, headed by Agronomist Claudio
Rodríguez Matamoros and his assistant Olman Ramírez Corrales. The first assembly was held on January 7, 1967,
with 80 coffee growers. The first coffee mill was purchased on January 17, 1968 at a value of 800,000 colons. The
Cooperative was founded by 98 members, who contributed with an initial working capital of 39,800 colons.
The Cooperative was legally registered with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security on April 23, 1968. At the end of
the first year, 10,000 fanegas had been processed and the Cooperative's capital stock rose to 628,000 colons, the
value of fixed assets rose to 800,000 colons, and sales of farm supplies for the first year exceeded 200,000 colons.
Structure
CooproNaranjo R.L areas:
► Coffee
Farms
► Coffee
Mill
► Engineer
Services
► Administration
► Agro
Supply Store
► Recreational
center
► Vermicompost
► Coffee
Shop/Cafeteria
Politics Structure:
► Representative
► Board
assembly
of directors
► Administrative
► Vigilance
Committee
Committee
► Education
and Welfare Committee
General Manager: Marco Vinicio Ruiz Chacon
► CooproNanranjo
R.L registers 2500 members and 150 employees during harvest season.
Geographical Characteristics:
CooproNaranjo R.L is situated at 45 minutes drives from San José, in the West Valley coffee region.
► Naranjo
is divided in 29 coffee districts.
► Average
annual rainfall of 2500 millimeters (100 inches)
► Temperatures
► Soil
between 22 and 26 degrees centigrade (72°F-78°F).
is mainly volcanic
Social and Environment
Social
Scholarship Founds
► Mutual
Social Benefits: to give financial aids when there is a member family death
► Agricultural
Technical Assistance: to give advices to farmers concerning coffee maintenance to increase quantity
coffee production and improve quality. The final aim is to increase the revenue and thus improve services and quality
of life of the members.
► Education
program, training and Formation to farmer memberships: to give information about cooperative activity,
company functions, cooperative values.
► Free
Fertilizing Transport to farmers
Environment
► Protected
forest.
forest farm: In the farm “ La Hacienda Cooperative Espiritu Santo Coffee” has 70 hectares of protected
► Legislation
and regulations concerning quality, environmental protection, occupational safety, and other aspects
covered under Coopronaranjo's Quality and Environmental Management System.
► Maintain
constant communication and awareness education with workers, suppliers, and subcontractors with respect
to the importance of quality and environmental protection.
► Make
a significant and permanent effort, using the means available to CooproNaranjo R.L., to involve, educate, and
raise the awareness of the Cooperative's members.
► Constantly
strive to improve and optimize its production processes, while efficiently using the resources and treating
the waste products involved in coffee processes, such as water, energy, and organic waste, thereby ensuring high
productivity, high quality, and pollution prevention.
► Vermicompost:
Coopronaranjo R.L. encourages its members and the farming community in general to observe more
sustainable production methods. Such as the use of agrochemicals is minimized, native species are used for shade
trees, and production is focused on protecting and improving water and soil.
► Recycle
► Used
used water.
of mechanics for de-pulpler without used of water.
Coffee production in the last 4 years
Coffee Quantity
Certificate
Organic
Starbuck CAFE Utz Kapeh
Practices
RainForest Conventional
Alliance
Total
92221
92221
92221
12722
60731
60731
74153
2003/2004
2004/2005
700
2005/2006
615
26242
14383
39785
39785
81025
2006/2007
615
26242
14383
37456
37456
78696
Years
03/04
04/05
05/06
06/07
CooproNaranjo R.L.
92,240.00
70,310.00
81,496.00
68,842.89
National Production
(Quintal)
2,789,868.00
2,295,513.00
2,264,008.00
2,329,739.69
Percentage
3.3%
3.1%
3.6%
3.0%
Certification Programs
Starbuck C.A.F.E Practices
CooproNaranjo R.L has the certificate Starbuck CAFE Practises for 3 years but Starbuck is one his client for 5 years.
2004: 1st year Long term Contract with Starbuck which checked the Cooperative CooproNaranjo R.L.
2005: 2nd year: Starbuck Café Practices declared CooproNaranjo R.L favorite customer.
2006: 3rd year: Starbuck Café Practices declared CooproNarnajo R.L strategic customer
UTZ Kapeh
CooproNaranjo R.L processes UTZ Kapeh certified coffee since 2001.
Organic ECO- Logica
CooproNaranjo R.L produces organic coffee since 2003.
RainForest Alliance
CooproNaranjo R.L has Rainforest Alliance certificate since this current year 2007.
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