COOPERATIVA AGRICOLA INDUSTRIAL VICTORIA R.L.

Supporting small Fairtrade sugarcane and coffee growers

Costa Rica

Comerç Just

Comerç de productes que han estat certificats i que porten una etiqueta de Comerç Just. Un exemple és una cooperativa de productors que col·lectivament venen el seu cacau a una organització de Comerç Just.

Verd

Promou i/o dóna suport a la protecció del medi ambient. Un exemple d'això seria una cooperativa de producció agroecològica.

Cooperativa Agrícola Industrial Victoria R.L. (Coopevictoria) is a Fairtrade-certified sugar and coffee cooperative based in Grecia, Costa Rica. Founded in 1943, it is the oldest active cooperative in the country.

The cooperative’s main activity is coffee and sugar production and trade, but it also offers services such as providing inputs, technical assistance and loans to members. It has been an Oikocredit partner since 2018.

Coopevictoria has almost 3,000 members, mostly small-scale coffee and sugarcane growers.

The cooperative model adopted by the organisation focuses on supporting social welfare and local economic development. It is the biggest employer in the area and generates both direct and indirect employment.