On July 23, 2024, at the headquarters of the Sociedad Cooperativa de Caficultores de La Palma in El Salvador, a symbolic ceremony took place to deliver coffee plants to small producers participating in the Vivicafé project.
Vivicafé, an initiative funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture of El Salvador in coordination with the Salvadoran Coffee Institute, aims to strengthen the productivity and profitability of Salvadoran coffee to improve the quality of life for producers in the sector.
One component of Vivicafé is the rehabilitation of land for small coffee-producing farms, covering approximately 224 hectares. To contribute to the revitalization of the crops, the project will provide identified producers with coffee plants, agricultural inputs, irrigation technologies, and soil conservation techniques.
“Today we celebrate the delivery of 840,000 coffee plants, of which 363,000 are designated for the Alotepec Metapán Denomination of Origin and 477,000 for the Cacahuatique Denomination of Origin,” explained Paolo Gallizioli, Director of the AICS Regional Office in San Salvador. “The total investment for purchasing the plants is approximately 480,000 euros.”
The delivered plants are adapted to the characteristics of the individual coffee-growing regions and are available in various varieties: Anacafe 14, Bourbon, Cuscatleco, Marsellesa, and Pacamara.
The event was attended by Mauricio Sansivirini, Director of the Salvadoran Coffee Institute; Amilcar Landaverde of the Ministry of Agriculture; representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA); and coffee growers from the region.
