COOPERVITAE

Coopervitae (Cooperativa Agrícola de Nova Resende de Productores Orgânicos e Região LTD) is located in Nova Resende, in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and has 377 members. The cooperative has an area of 1600 hectares of Arabica coffee, with an average altitude of 1000 metres, and the coffee production is of excellent quality.

Coopervitae is mainly made up of farming families, whose main source of income is coffee. Since 2006, its coffee has been Fairtrade certified, which has allowed it to improve and ensure the sale price of its production, maintain a relationship of trust and respect with its customers, strengthen its alliances and add value to its coffee, guaranteeing social and environmental sustainability in its cultivation.