Força Café has become synonymous with smallholder empowerment in the coffee-growing regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Since 2007, this program has helped smallholders gain access to business-changing  knowledge, resources and market access. Visit site Related coffee: Força Café Microlots

This program of Exportadora de Café California, our sister company in Mexico, helps producers become profitable coffee entrepreneurs through a holistic approach that includes stronger farmer organizations and technical, financial and agronomy services. Related coffee: Mexico Siltepec El Jaguar Mexico Chiapas Teresa

The mission of the IWCA is to empower women in the international coffee community to achieve meaningful and sustainable lives and to encourage and recognize the participation of women in all aspects of the coffee industry. Visit site

This open-access research organization works with some of the best minds in coffee science  to “grow, protect, and enhance supplies of quality coffee while improving the livelihoods of the families who produce it.” Its projects currently span 21 countries. Visit site