The basic goal of this project is to diminish the Coffee Crisis by building up Nicaraguan agricultural and technical capabilities.  Working in collaboration with small-holder coffee producers, their NGO, ADDAC, and CRS/Nicaragua we will develop and infuse new ideas and services for coffee quality improvement and organic certification.  We will disseminate and train coffee producers to use these resources which we hope will help them improve their coffee quality and consistency, become organic certified, and sell their coffee for a sustainable price.

Coffee producers need laboratory services to become certified and to demonstrate the good quality of their product.  A service laboratory will be established at the University of Central America Managua to offer affordable services to the coffee producing community.