Mexico Chiapas Mayan Harvest Women's Group is sourced from 168
family-owned farms located in communities within the municipality of
Bella Vista in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia, who
was raised in the Bella Vista coee community, has dedicated herself to
helping producers with small plots of land (averaging 5 acres) earn a better
price for their coee. Rosalba ensures traceability for her communities
coee by personally exporting the coee directly to the Bay Area. Rosalba
also concerns herself with the small details like being sure to pull samples
without piercing the producers bags, which has eliminated the cost for
replacing damaged bags. These eorts allow producers to earn higher
prices and reinvest in better agricultural practices and improve the
livelihoods for their families. This is the first year that the Mayan Harvest
Women’s Group has exported coee. Through Mayan Harvest’s system
of traceability and improved premiums returned directly to the women,
this coee recognizes their work and gives them financial empowerment.