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COOPERATIVES

The affiliated cooperatives to FEDECOVERA, are located on a privileged region since high quality coffee and cardamom are produced there, becoming on the most important cardamom production region and one of the most important coffee production region in Guatemala; this is significant since Guatemala is considered to be the first cardamom exporter and producer of the best coffee in the world.

Production and first milling coffee and cardamom processes on cooperatives are developed by strict environmental sustainability judgment.

Young coffee plantation, under the shadows of Musa sp. and other woody perenfolium forest species on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

Adult coffee plantation, under the shadows of Musa sp. and other energetic perenfolium forest species on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

Adult coffee plantation, together with coniferous forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

Panoramic view of adult cardamom plantations on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

A waterfall in the middle of an adult cardamom plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA in the Polochic-Alta Verapaz region.

A lagoon next to coffee wet milling on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA, in Coban-Alta Verapaz.

The same coffee, cardamom, black tea and grains producers at cooperatives dedicate time and space to sustainable forestry activities. FEDECOVERA with its forestry politics and affiliated cooperatives have adopted a forestry culture diversifying their incomes, giving prosperity to the inhabitants of the area through environmental benefits obtained from forest.

Forester members being trained regarding forester management on a young perenfolium forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

Coniferous forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA.

For cooperatives, land is of collective property and it is legally registered on favor of each cooperative, on those cases the cooperative gives on usufruct an equal portion of land in benefit of the members as part of the services.

An important feature is FEDECOVERA’s production systems, where the way of working individually and collectively prevails and where administrative processes are executed directly by their own members.

The treasurer of the administration board and chairman of the supervising commission of a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA, checking office accounts.

Most of cooperatives have poor conditioned access roads, only in dry season it is possible to reach them, some others cannot be reached by car, and instead people have to walk. The communities involved speak q´eqchi´ and pocomchí languages, all of them have primary public schools and some also have secondary schools; and productive infrastructure to coffee and cardamom milling, administration offices and recreational common areas.

Panoramic view of a cooperative dedicated to black tea production and forestry, affiliated to FEDECOVERA.
(Training center, Administration Offices and Black Tea Milling)

Panoramic view of a cooperative dedicated to coffee production and forestry, affiliated to FEDECOVERA.
(Administrative Offices and Training Center)

Panoramic view of cooperatives dedicated to coffee and cardamom production, affiliated to FEDECOVERA.
(Milling Coffee, Cardamom, Storage and Administration Offices)


	COOPERATIVES The affiliated cooperatives to FEDECOVERA, are located on a privileged region since high quality coffee and cardamom are produced there, becoming on the most important cardamom production region and one of the most important coffee production region in Guatemala; this is significant since Guatemala is considered to be the first cardamom exporter and producer of the best coffee in the world. Production and first milling coffee and cardamom processes on cooperatives are developed by strict environmental sustainability judgment. Young coffee plantation, under the shadows of Musa sp. and other woody perenfolium forest species on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. Adult coffee plantation, under the shadows of Musa sp. and other energetic perenfolium forest species on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. Adult coffee plantation, together with coniferous forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. Panoramic view of adult cardamom plantations on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. A waterfall in the middle of an adult cardamom plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA in the Polochic-Alta Verapaz region. A lagoon next to coffee wet milling on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA, in Coban-Alta Verapaz. The same coffee, cardamom, black tea and grains producers at cooperatives dedicate time and space to sustainable forestry activities. FEDECOVERA with its forestry politics and affiliated cooperatives have adopted a forestry culture diversifying their incomes, giving prosperity to the inhabitants of the area through environmental benefits obtained from forest. Forester members being trained regarding forester management on a young perenfolium forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. Coniferous forest plantation on a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA. For cooperatives, land is of collective property and it is legally registered on favor of each cooperative, on those cases the cooperative gives on usufruct an equal portion of land in benefit of the members as part of the services. An important feature is FEDECOVERA’s production systems, where the way of working individually and collectively prevails and where administrative processes are executed directly by their own members. The treasurer of the administration board and chairman of the supervising commission of a cooperative affiliated to FEDECOVERA, checking office accounts. Most of cooperatives have poor conditioned access roads, only in dry season it is possible to reach them, some others cannot be reached by car, and instead people have to walk. The communities involved speak q´eqchi´ and pocomchí languages, all of them have primary public schools and some also have secondary schools; and productive infrastructure to coffee and cardamom milling, administration offices and recreational common areas. Panoramic view of a cooperative dedicated to black tea production and forestry, affiliated to FEDECOVERA. (Training center, Administration Offices and Black Tea Milling) Panoramic view of a cooperative dedicated to coffee production and forestry, affiliated to FEDECOVERA. (Administrative Offices and Training Center) Panoramic view of cooperatives dedicated to coffee and cardamom production, affiliated to FEDECOVERA. (Milling Coffee, Cardamom, Storage and Administration Offices)