How long have you been a CQI In-Country Partner (ICP)?
Since 2021
What does it mean to your company/organization to be an ICP?
Working together developing sustainable programs and projects within the coffee industry, for the benefit of our coffee professionals and producers, creating value with impact for their livelihoods. Become ambassadors for the Q system in Ecuador.
Provide a summary of what your company/organization accomplishes and include mission if applicable:
As a private institution, Anecafe has constantly developed programs for the promotion and improvement of coffee production, based on training, technical support, transfer of technology, and positioning of our origin in the market world among promotion with our events. In this way we created Taza Dorada in 2007, a coffee competition and auction to identify, reward, promote and positioning of the specialty coffee of Ecuador. Because of this successful experience, in 2016, we launched Taza Dorada Robusta edition, for the robusta coffee producers from the coast and amazon region of our country, this was the first ever Robusta competition in the world.
What is your relationship with CQI/the Q Program?
In-Country partner for Ecuador
Please list project work or national course offerings you helped coordinate.
- Taza Dorada Arabica - Competition/Auction
- Taza Dorada Robusta - Competition/Auction
- Coffee plantig reactivation project with the suppor of Production Minister (Ongoing)
- Origin trips with producers to Costa Rica
- Processing Workshops
- Green Grading Workshops
- Roasting Workshops
- Cupping Workshops
- Barista Workshops
- Q Processing Level 1
What do you think are the opportunities of CQI's Q Coffees program?
- Support and back up producers with their seek to improve quality.
- Certify the quality of the Q coffees in our country.
- Develop and support Q graders in Ecuador.
How does your organization benefit from being an ICP?
- Increase Q graders and professionals in Ecuador
- Support actual Q graders
- Support producers and coffee professionals with educational paths
- Backup the quality of Ecuadorian coffee producers
- Support alliances for the seek of our goals
- Relevant alliance for worldwide prestige as an origin country
