ROC² Organic Timor

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About · TIMOR ORGANIC CCT PEABERRY Grower: Smallholder farmers organized around Cooperativa Café Timor (CCT) Region: Ainaro, Ermera, and Lequisa, East Timor Altitude: 800 – 1600 masl Process: Fully washed and dried on raised beds Variety: Híbrido de Timor Harvest: June - October Soil: Volcanic loam Certification: Organic Background Details: TIMOR ORGANIC CCT PEABERRY coffee is sourced from family-owned farms organized around the Cooperativa Café Timor (CCT), which has more than 20,000 members who live in the Ainaro, Ermera and Lequisa districts of East Timor. Coffee cultivation on East Timor was originally established over 400 years ago by Portuguese colonists but leaf rust destroyed all production until a new coffee varietal called Híbrido de Timor was introduced in the 1900s. Today, the average small producer cultivates coffee on less than one hectare of land. CCT was established in 1994 with the help of the USDA and the NCBA (National Cooperative Business Association) to help small producers market their coffee internationally. Through a free healthcare initiative, CCT has funded the operation of seven rural clinics, three mobile clinic teams and eleven community healthcare teams that have treated more than two million patients since 2001.