Guatemala La Morena Program Unroasted Coffee
 
The La Morena program to gives female coffee growers access to the global supply chain and addresses gender inequality in coffee farming. The program started off small with four IWCA members to import 32 boxes of green coffee beans. It was a micro-lot by all accounts, but roasters were receptive, and the small lot quickly sold out. The growers enjoyed success from that introduction to the market and their coffees became highly sought after.
 
Fast forward to 2023: The La Morena program is sourcing in Guatemala with over 800 women farmers spanning the coffee-growing regions of Huehuetenango and Baja Verapaz. What started as a micro-lot of about 2,000 lbs of coffee has blossomed into a platform that strongly addresses gender inequality in coffee. And costumers are thirsty for more!