De Roots van jouw Koffie
Café Norte Collective
This collective unites 1,078 coffee farmers in the north of Valle del Cauca, 80% of whom are smallholders. Café Norte acts as a social safety net: members have direct access to medical care (including dental and eye care), disaster relief, and scholarships for children under 25 years old. By installing their own solar panels at the main offices, the collective also focuses on independent and clean energy supply for its own operations.
Eerlijke Betaling
110% above the average (FNC benchmark May 2026: €5.11/kg) and 85% above an indicative minimum wage (Fairtrade reference: €4.70/kg).
TUKA decouples the farmer's income from speculation on the global market. This offers farmers the financial stability to no longer have to live from harvest to harvest.
Regio & Terroir
The farms are located on the mineral-rich mountain soils of the Northern Andes. At Café Norte, technical control is paramount; the collective has its own quality laboratory for physical and sensory analyses. Farmers are actively trained here in calibrating their pulping machines and analyzing their soil conditions. This scientific approach guarantees consistent quality of their complex and balanced coffees.
Natuurbehoud
Café Norte focuses not only on conservation, but on active ecosystem restoration through targeted agrochemical soil analyses that minimize synthetic input and stimulate microbiological soil activity. As part of their 'Plantation Renewal' program, they are transforming monocultures into layered agroforestry systems with shade trees and food crops. By directly integrating food security into the agricultural strategy, a system is created in which farmers live off the forest without depleting its resources.