Espresso Honduras

Cooperativa Regional Mixta de Agricultores Orgánicos de La Sierra Ltda or RAOS is located in 7 small towns with its headquarters in the town of Marcala, La Paz, in western Honduras. This is one of the poorest states in the country where there are high rates of malnutrition and poverty. People are highly dependent on coffee and agriculture.

In the 90s, a wave of organic farming spread throughout this region. With support of local institutions, training and knowledge exchanges supported farmers to convert their farms to organic production. In 1996, 19 local farmers came together to explore ways to live in harmony with nature. RAOS was the first cooperative in Honduras to export organic coffee.

As pioneers of organic production, they have been able to use sustainable farming, processing and export of coffee to improve the lives of the people in coffee communities. Their members mainly belong to the Lenca indigenous group.