CASMFLORDELCAFE.COM - Key Persons
A graduate in Hotel Management with a strong background in business management and proficiency in office tools, she is contributing especially to the organization's financial and administrative management.
Gilma Montoya, from Quebrada Seca, has visited coffee plantations in other countries, has been a leader of our Cooperative, and is one of our most dynamic members. Her farm, 60% shaded, is located in Quebrada Seca, at 1,687 meters above sea level. There, she grows catimor, caturra, and pacha varieties, which she fertilizes twice a year with island guano, phosphate rock, and compost. She has a complete processing plant, including a solar dryer.
An agricultural engineer with experience in coffee-growing organizations, he has focused his work on compliance with Organic Production and Fair Trade standards, as well as certification processes and the technical and productive strengthening of our members.
Trained in Community Management and specializing in the production of coffee seedlings and forest trees, he provides technical assistance in integrated pest and disease management, fertilization, plot design, and construction of wet mills.
An agribusiness engineer with a focus on technical and productive aspects of agricultural value chains, he has led personalized technical assistance and group training for producer partners since 2024, implementing sustainable practices on coffee farms.
Job Titles:
- Organoleptic Quality Control
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Secretary
José Joel Julca amazed us in 2024. He grows his small 1.5-hectare coffee plantation near the El Líbano hamlet, at 1,496 meters above sea level. He grows caturra, catimor, and pachi varieties, and has had excellent results with Geisha, achieving a microlot with 87.4 SCA points in the cup. His farm's shade comes from tall native trees: guava, rose apple, banana, and orange trees.
Job Titles:
- International Representative
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Vice President
María Antonia Acosta is one of the driving forces behind La Flor del Café. She has trained with leading national producers and has her 4.5-hectare coffee plantation near the Mashuyacu hamlet, at 1,723 meters above sea level, where yellow and red caturras, Castilla, San Antonio (typical), and catimor varieties grow. She regularly fertilizes with the compost she produces, island guano, and phosphate rock. Her processing plant is well-maintained. If you're interested, she's also an excellent cook!
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant
- Business Administration Technician
Job Titles:
- International Representative
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- President
- Vice President
Nolasco Lopez Valqui and his wife run a beautiful 2-hectare coffee farm together, at 1,786 meters above sea level in the Santa Isabel sector of Mashuyacu. It's a pleasure to see what a good team this couple makes and how tidy the coffee plantation is. They have averaged 48 quq/hectare. They like the caturra variety, which they fertilize with compost and worm castings, shaded by pajuro, cedar, huaba, quitacedros, and other native species.
Job Titles:
- Nuevo Chirimoto Sector Collection Center
Tito Rodríguez is a creative and tenacious coffee grower. He has a 5-hectare farm in the El Mono ravine, at 1,505 meters above sea level. He grows the yellow caturra, yellow pacha, and geisha coffee varieties. He uses the washed coffee process, as well as honey and natural coffees. His preferred fertilizer is compost. More than 50% of his farm is shaded by 3,000 reforested trees, including cedars, capirona, quitacedro, shaina, and tangarana. His coffee is processed using a pulper with a motorized sieve, powered by solar panels, and extensive facilities for washing, airing, and drying the coffee.