Cultivation
More than 500,000 farmers produce coffee in Mexico. Smallholders with less than 10 hectares compose a full 70% of Mexico’s coffee producers.
Due to their small size, most farm work is done by the family. Most farms are organic by default and many are certified.
Mexico – SHG
SHG means “strictly high grown”. In Mexico, SHG means coffee was cultivate at or above 1,200 meters above sea level.
Coffee in Mexico
Mexico is one of the largest exporters of certified Organic and Fairtrade coffees. Smallholders with less than 10 hectares compose a full 70% of Mexico’s coffee producers. Since the 1990s, producers have largely been successful at forming cooperatives that sell certified coffees and help them gain market access to garner higher prices.