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Coopro Naranjo 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 assembly Board of directors Administrative Committee Vigilance 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 between 22 and 26 degrees centigrade (72°F-78°F). Soil 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 farm: In the farm “ La Hacienda Cooperative Espiritu Santo Coffee” has 70 hectares of protected forest. 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 water. Used of mechanics for de-pulpler without used of water. Coffee production in the last 4 years 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. www.coopronaranjo.com Coopro Naranjo R.L. Certificate 92221 12722 74153 14383 81025 14383 92221 60731 39785 37456 92221 60731 39785 37456 78696 Organic Starbuck CAFE Practices 26242 26242 Utz Kapeh RainForest Alliance Conventional Total 700 615 615 2003/2004 2005/2006 2006/2007 2004/2005 Coffee Quantity 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 92,240.00 70,310.00 81,496.00 68,842.89 2,789,868.00 2,295,513.00 2,264,008.00 2,329,739.69 3.3% 3.1% 3.6% 3.0% Percentage Years CooproNaranjo R.L. National Production (Quintal)

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Page 1: Coopro Naranjo Coopro Naranjo R.L. - cafecoopcr.com Naranjo.pdf · Coopro Naranjo History Around 1960, ... Commission, with support from the Agriculture Ministry's local extension

Coopro Naranjo 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 assembly

► Board of directors

► Administrative Committee

► Vigilance 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 between 22 and 26 degrees centigrade (72°F-78°F).

► Soil 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 farm: In the farm “ La Hacienda Cooperative Espiritu Santo Coffee” has 70 hectares of protected forest.

► 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 water.

► Used of mechanics for de-pulpler without used of water.

Coffee production in the last 4 years

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- LogicaCooproNaranjo R.L produces organic coffee since 2003.

RainForest AllianceCooproNaranjo R.L has Rainforest Alliance certificate since this current year 2007.

www.coopronaranjo.com

Coopro Naranjo R.L.

Certificate

92221

12722 74153

14383 81025

14383

92221

60731

39785

37456

92221

60731

39785

37456 78696

Organic Starbuck CAFEPractices

26242

26242

Utz Kapeh RainForestAlliance Conventional Total

700

615

615

2003/2004

2005/2006

2006/2007

2004/2005

Coffee Quantity

03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07

92,240.00 70,310.00 81,496.00 68,842.89

2,789,868.00 2,295,513.00 2,264,008.00 2,329,739.69

3.3% 3.1% 3.6% 3.0%Percentage

Years

CooproNaranjo R.L.

National Production (Quintal)