About the producer

Cooperativa de Risaralda was founded in 1958 by a group of 38 farmers from the region looking to strengthen their economic standing in a period of low prices in the coffee industry. Today, it counts farms and growing organizations from throughout Risaralda among its membership.

Cooperativa de Risaralda's recognition of the Mujeres de Risaralda represents an important shift in women's role in coffee in the region, which like so many parts of the coffee-producing world has been male-dominated for many years. The women behind this lot are supported through Cooperativa de Risaralda's women's program, which promotes gender equity in the cooperative through support of women's entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities for women.