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About this lot
ORIGIN Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America and the sector still accounts for a large part of the country’s national export revenue – of which millions of livelihoods are directly or indirectly dependent. It has ideal conditions to produce exceptional coffees due to its high elevations, fertile volcanic soils, and an ideal climate that is suited to coffee cultivation. Supported by significant investment from the Honduran Government, there is also a lot of expertise in the country, which makes it a highly respected amongst the global coffee community. However, the country is still recovering from the devastating hurricanes Eta and Iota which made landfall in 2020 and has affected up to 60% of the coffee farmlands. PRODUCER Maria Melva Rodriguez owns the farm Las Casitas in the Agua Caliente area of Corquin, Copan and has been cultivating coffee for 15 years. Although