Colombia - Tolima - Resguardo Indigena de Paez - Justiniano Paya - Double fermentation - FCCO by Sail

Finca El Marchito covers an area of 6 hectares. Located in the village of Gaitania, in the Planadas region of Tolima, the farm is situated at an altitude of between 1650 and 2100 m. Of the 6 hectares, 4 are dedicated to coffee and another 2 are reserved for the production of beans. At El Marchito, Justiniano Paya produces microlots of the Geisha, Prink Bourbon, Caturra, Colombia and Castillo varieties, in accordance with the requirements of organic farming.  

Justiano Paya is an indigenous producer. He is a second-generation coffee grower on the El Marchito farm in Gaitania, Tolima. He founded ASOCANAFI, one of the main associations of indigenous coffee growers in the Nasawe'x community in Planadas. ASOCANAFI is made up of more than 170 producer families. 

Belco has been supporting ASOCANAFI for several years now, not only by buying the coffee, but also by supporting sustainable projects and accompanying the quality team and agronomists who train the Nasawe'x producers.