Douglas Mancía, Finca El Amate

I’m a second generation coffee farmer and I started to work for myself when I was eighteen. For now, I only have 0,4 hectares of land but I am determined to buy more as soon as finances allows me...

My dad is the one who taught me the basics, but he died when I was eleven, so I haven’t been able to learn the more complex part of the job from him, and I was of course too young to work the farm every day when he passed away. I was still in school back then.

But, little by little, I became better at cultivating coffee and now I am able to prepare micro-lots as well. This is what gives me hope: I want to be able to sell most of my coffees at specialty quality and that, in turn, will allow me to buy more land.

I’m still very young, so I am able to make a lot of progress and I am very flexible when it comes to adapting my preparations to the needs of buyers. Now that I have a better idea of what consumers are asking for, I am also able to provide what they seek.

Let me know if you want to start a partnership, I’m keen on establishing a long-term collaboration!

Farm facts

FTO Certified. 0,4 hectares at 1,200 meter altitude, where I grow obata, pacas and lempira beans.

Shadow is provided by tangerine, cipreses, and local trees, and the farm limits are protected by lesquin and copachil.

This farm is Rain Forest Alliance certified.