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Sustainability
Cafeology
The Mata-Montero family
INTRODUCTION
Roberto values family above all else. So to His innovation upped the farm’s
write about his farm and not to include the yield from five fanegas per
entire family would be impossible. hectare to twenty-five fanegas
per hectare (-fanega explained
Being a 4th generation coffee farmer
means there is a long history of coffee later-). Roberto is the youngest of
thirteen siblings, all of whom
within the Mata family.
inherited part of the farm from
Moreover, not only do his son and their father. Out of the thirteen,
grandsons work on the farm but his wife only three are still left in coffee
Doris and their children are all shareholders with the rest selling their share of
in the company. the farm.
Roberto and Doris are lucky enough to When Roberto left the coop and
have five children and twelve moved to El llano, he began
grandchildren. They all live nearby and not innovating with his milling and
a day goes by without someone visiting and processing to add more value to
none of them can escape how coffee has his coffee. His passion for
touched and moulded their lives. innovation and sustainability
Roberto’s great-great grandfather started yields excellent coffee which is
coffee farming in the early 1880/90s. constantly improving. His hope is
Later, Roberto’s father was the first to that he can maintain interest in
implement crucial innovation, utilising new the 5th and 6th generation to
technology, new varieties, new processes, continue the Mata-Montero coffee
and fertilisation techniques. legacy.
In part 2 Liam looks at the very
important part the Coffee Institute of
Costa Rica (ICAFE) plays in the coffee
production and exportation in the
country.
He will also look at the basics of
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requirements of ethically sourced farmers and the growing process.
beverages specific to the out-of-home Cafeology Limited
markets, the business has grown into one Unit 4 Vantage Park 2
of the largest independently owned coffee Coborn Avenue, Sheffield
companies in the UK. South Yorkshire S9 1DA
liam.worsley@cafeology.com
www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk
