La Guadalupana - Nicaragua 2011 Verified listing

LOTE# 1 Farm: Maria Producer: MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINES MORAZAN

Name and Location of Farm:

The Farm Maria is located the community of Las Nubes, Dipilto municipality about 31 km from the head of department (Ocotal) with a height of 1.310 meters over sea level. This property is has a shade management system do not apply chemicals to the soil and conserves water resources, also has also a forest reserve and is situated on the fringe where broadleaved forest starts reserve Dipilto-Jalapa.

Tell us the story of your Farm:

I acquired the farm through a purchase Dona Berta Somarriba 30 years ago, all we had was grass seed, then there was war in the region. Later I began to grow coffee in 1996 with an area of 5 acres all coffee. I am currently harvesting a quantity of 100 quintals, with the varieties of caturra, mara and catuai.

Family Generations:

The family consists of 6 members, 4 children age 10 years old, 21 year old and 32 years old

What is your secret for winning the competition?

1 - First the good quality coffee 2 - Good agricultural practices (cutting and Wet) 3 – Picking and wash the coffee at time

How do you feel to be a winner?

I feel fortunate to have won a prize to keep producing the best coffee of Dipilto and achieve the goals we set every year to continue to improve production practices of a specialty coffee produced with much enthusiasm to the final consumer.

What do you think of the Cup of Excellence?

1 - Is a benefit to the producer 2 - Motivates the producer and the market know the quality of our coffee. 3 - Assist the producers economy LOTE# 1 Farm: LA GUADALUPANA Producer: NAPOLEON TERCERO GOMEZ.

Name and Location of Farm:

The Farm La Guadalupana is located in the community of Las Nubes, Dipilto municipality, about 33 km from the head of department (Ocotal) with a height of 1350 meters above sea level in the range Dipilto-Jalapa inboard of a protected by a number of species of animals like squirrels, deer, etc. Tell us the story of your farm: Farm La Guadalupana was purchased from the Development Bank in 1992. Then was only grass, picking the first harvest in 1998. In this time I had 10 acres and now I have 25 acres with a production of 320 quintals of variety Maracaturra. Family generations: The family consists of 10 members, all relatives I have no children but we all work the farm.

What is your secret for winning the competition?

1 - First, the secret is good quality of coffee 2 - picking the best coffee 3 – Picking and wash the coffee at time 4 – Wet mill and bagging at time.

How do you feel to be a winner?

Thank God I feel good and proud to represent the coffee of Nueva Segovia nationally and internationally.

What do you think of the Cup of Excellence?

1 - Is a benefit to the producer 2 - Motivates the producer that the market knows the quality of our coffee 3 - Assist the producers economy