Our Origins

At EFICO, we source a wide range of coffees from different origins, farmers and suppliers, with diverse qualities and profiles to meet different customer needs. We mainly work with local exporters and cooperatives, building on local expertise while supporting economies and communities at origin.

Every coffee origin has its own character, shaped by its people, climate, soils and traditions. Our teams at origin work closely with trusted partners and maintain long-standing relationships with producers, exporters and cooperatives. Together, we assess coffees at source and identify those that match the quality, profile and requirements of our customers.

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Our Origin Map

Explore a selection of the origins and coffees we source from around the world.
Get in touch with our team to discuss the coffees, qualities and profiles that best suit your requirements.

Brazil Santos Fancy Tristar

This strictly soft coffee has a fine cup, with its good acidity and its light body.

EFICO realized this special blend - coming from the Cerrado and Mogiana region - in partnership with the Cooxupé cooperative.

The Cerrado is Brazil's second largest ecosystem after the Amazon rainforest and is also threatened with imminent destruction. Like the Amazon, it is a biodiversity 'hotspot' that hosts an astonishing diversity of species, many found nowhere else on Earth.

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Brazil Santos Fancy Astrid

This fine strictly soft coffee has good aromas, a medium to low acidity, notes of cereals and hazelnut, with a smooth, fruity aftertaste.

Our Santos Fancy Astrid is the result of EFICO's long-term partnership with the Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé - Cooxupé.

This unwashed or 'Natural coffee' is a selection of the best coffees of the region.

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Brazil Santos Cerrado

This strictly soft coffee has a fine cup with a light acidity, medium body, well balanced with chocolate notes and a nutty aftertaste.

The Cerrado is Brazil's second largest ecosystem after the Amazon rainforest and is also threatened with imminent destruction. Like the Amazon, it is a biodiversity 'hotspot' that hosts an astonishing diversity of species, many found nowhere else on Earth.

Only 1.5 percent of the Cerrado is protected, which means that its survival depends on private conservation efforts like in the case of sustainable programs.

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Brazil Cerrado Rainforest Alliance

Balanced coffee with hints of caramel, chocolate, nuts and floral notes. 

We source this coffee in the Cerrado area where our third-generation-in-coffee supplier applies a strong entrepreneurial vision in their farms, such as high quality, food security, diversification, integration, professionalism and strategic partnerships - and still and most importantly, remains a family company.

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Burundi FW 15+ Butihinda

This coffee is characterized by a caramel aroma, sweetness, cleanliness, a silky body, a lively acidity and a long aftertaste.

Like its neighbours, coffee production in Burundi is dominated by smallholder farmers who organize and sell their coffees as part of a cooperative. Therefore a single purchased lot of coffee can impact many lives.

The micro-climate of the hills and mountains in Muyinga in combination with fertile soil is perfect to grow coffee. The high density of rivers provides a gentle breeze.

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Colombia Kachalú Original

Intense fragrance, sweet aroma with cherry notes. Very present in the mouth, medium acidity and full body, rounded with chocolate and roasted almonds aftertaste.

This Rainforest Alliance Organic coffee is imported since 2004 in partnership with the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC), also implementing the COLRUYT GROUP and EFICO Foundation projects, with focus on empowerment of the next gen of coffee entrepreneurs.

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Costa Rica Santa Anita Rainforest Alliance

This Rainforest Alliance coffee is characterized by an intense fragrance with a pronounced acidity, a full body with chocolate notes, and a mild aftertaste with pleasant berry notes.

Since the owner is interested in maintaining the natural ecosystem of the region, native trees, vegetation and natural barriers are planted and maintained along the sides of rivers and farm roads. This helps to control and reduce erosion. At the same time it preserves local wildlife and flora.

Up to now, already five generations committed themselves to the coffee activity, a legacy of tradition, honor and social welfare.
Furthermore, Santa Anita is the first carbon neutral plantation in Latin America thanks to the installation of 200 solar panels on-site.

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Costa Rica La Pantera Tarrazu

Intense fragrance with red fruits aromas, bright acidity and sweet body, complex with plum and chocolate aftertaste.

The Tarrazu region produces some of the best coffees of Costa Rica. The Pacific Ocean strongly influences the climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season heading from June to November and the dry season from December to May.

The “Pantera Tarrazu” is a trademark of EFICO, a guarantee of quality.

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El Salvador Strictly High Grown

Complex fragrance and aroma with berry notes, smooth acidity and delicate body with a cherry and tropical fruits’ aftertaste.

The coffee is produced on several farms of Western El Salvador located in the Departments of Santa Ana, Ahuachapán and Sonsonate, near the Santa Ana Volcano, Ilamatepec mountain range. This volcanic soil provides ideal conditions for this coffee to florish.

The logo of 'Café de El Salvador' represents El Salvador's coffee culture, known for its great knowledge as a coffee growing country for over 200 years.

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El Salvador High Grown

Clean and very well-balanced coffee. Good acidity and body, sweet, mild taste, aromatic.

El Salvador has always been a Central American leader in terms of coffee production and technology.

For the past 40 years, political reforms have reshaped land ownership in El Salvador and we now see more small producers and cooperatives at the forefront of the industry.

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Ethiopia Yrgacheffe GR 2

Intense fragrance with floral aroma, fine acidity and medium to light body, well-balanced with peach and tangerine aftertaste.

This coffee has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Washed Kochere GR1

Intense fragrance and aroma with floral and lemon notes, refined acidity and juicy body, complex, sweet and clean with nectarine, lime and silky aftertaste.

This amazing microlot is the result of the careful selection and preparation of coffee beans by the Quality Department of KURU, EFICO representative in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Sidamo GR2 Kola Washing Station

Coffee with intense fragrance and aroma with citric acidity and smooth body, sweet and floral lemony aftertaste.

Coffee from “Kola” washing station has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition.

KURU is also responsible for the implementation of EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Sidamo GR2 FTO

Rich, floral flavor with hints of jasmine, good acidity and lemon notes, a full, rounded mouthfeel and bright and soft finish.

Located in the heart of the Great Rift Valley, Sidama is the largest washed coffee area in Ethiopia. It ranges from the mountains of Bensa, to the valley of Dale and Aleta Wondo.

High in the mountains, with ideal soil and weather conditions, the Sidama coffee farmers produce award winning “terroir” coffee that encompasses an amazing richness in varieties.

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Ethiopia Limu GR2

Sweet fragrance with light spicy vibrant aromas, delicate acidity and complex body, elegant and smooth with cherries aftertaste.

This coffee has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years:
a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

Arabica coffee has its roots in Ethiopia. According to the legend, a shepherd called Kaldi accidentally discovered coffee: he found his goats more active after consuming ripe, red coffee cherries.

As a labor-intensive crop, coffee provides means of livelihood for over 15 million people in Ethiopia. Over 90% of coffee is produced by small producers. The vast majority of the production in Ethiopia is organic.

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Ethiopia Lekempti GR4

Intense fragrance with mild aroma and sweet notes, medium acidity and rich body, nice lemony with fruity aftertaste.

This coffee has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

Arabica coffee has its roots in Ethiopia. According to the legend, a shepherd called Kaldi accidentally discovered coffee: he found his goats more active after consuming ripe, red coffee cherries.

As a labor-intensive crop, coffee provides means of livelihood for over 15 million people in Ethiopia. Over 90% of coffee is produced by small producers. The vast majority of the production in Ethiopia is organic.

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Ethiopia Guji “Bule Hora” Washed GR2

Intense fragrance, floral, nice aroma with citric notes, high acidity and medium body, sweet and flowery, juicy and lemony aftertaste.

Coffee from “Bule Hora” washing station has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, in the framework of a long term partnership with M. Melaku.

KURU is EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of our EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Guji “Bule Hora” Natural GR2

Intense fragrance, nice aroma with red fruit notes, nice acidity and good body, full mouth of winey, oranges and cherries aftertaste.

Coffee from “Bule Hora” washing station has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, in the framework of a long term partnership with M. Melaku.

KURU is EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of our EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Guji Gerba “Bule Hora” Natural GR1

Intense fragrance, nice aroma with red fruit notes, nice acidity and good body, full mouth of winey, oranges and cherries aftertaste.

Bule Hora is located within Guji Zone and is named after a tribe of the Oromo people. The Guji Zone was created in September 2002, when the upland Woredas of the Borena Zone were split apart.

Coffee from "Bule Hora" washing station has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, in the framework of a long term partnership with M. Melaku.

KURU is EFICO's exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of our EFICO Foundation's projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Guji “Bule Hora” Washed GR1

Intense fragrance, floral, nice aroma with citric notes, high acidity and medium body, sweet and flowery, juicy and lemony aftertaste.

Bule Hora is one of the 'Woredas' in the Oromia Region. Woredas or districts are further subdivided into a number of wards (Kebele) or neighborhood associations, which are known as the smallest units of a local government in Ethiopia.

Coffee from "Bule Hora" washing station has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, in the framework of a long term partnership with M. Melaku.

KURU is EFICO's exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years: a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of our EFICO Foundation's projects in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Djimmah GR5

Intense fragrance with red fruits aromas, soft acidity and rich body, chocolate and “wild” notes with berries aftertaste.

This coffee has been carefully selected and prepared by KURU, EFICO’s exclusive partner in Ethiopia for over 20 years:
a guarantee of quality and tradition. KURU is also responsible for the implementation of EFICO Foundation’s projects in Ethiopia.

Arabica coffee has its roots in Ethiopia. According to the legend, a shepherd called Kaldi accidentally discovered coffee: he found his goats more active after consuming ripe, red coffee cherries.

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Guatemala SHB EP Laguna De Ayarza

This coffee is characterized by a delicate flavor, dark chocolate notes, a mild acidity, a smooth body and a nice caramel finish.

The Ayarza lake is located in a crater 1,400 meters above sea level. Volcanic pumice soil, very high altitudes, plenty of rain, variable humidity, and the proximity of volcanoes characterize the area.

The dry season has lots of sun.  Although clouds, fog, and heavy dew are common in the early morning, they disappear quickly allowing the Ayarza coffee to be sun-dried.

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Guatemala SHB EP Huehuetenango

This coffee is characterized by a fine, intense acidity with full body and pleasant wine notes.

Huehuetenango is one of Guatemala’s highest and driest coffee growing regions. However, the region is protected from frost during the cooler months of the year, because of a warm wind blowing into the mountains, coming from the plains of Tehuantepec in Mexico.

Huehuetenango’s extreme remoteness requires that almost every producer processes its own coffee. Fortunately, the region has an infinite number of rivers and streams, so a wet mill can be located almost everywhere.

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Guatemala SHB Atitlán paraiso Tzutujil

Delightfully aromatic with a bright/strong and durable citrus acidity and full body.

This delicious coffee is grown near Santiago Atitlán, a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. Santiago Atitlán means “at the water” in the Nahuatl Atitlan language, and “birdhouse” in Tz’utujil Tz’ikin Jaay. The town is located at a bay of Lake Atitlan between two volcanoes: San Pedro and Toliman.

The majority of the residents are indigenous Mayans. It was the capital of the Tz’utujil people in pre-Columbian times and its name was Chuitinamit back then.

Santiago Atitlán is the home of the Cojolya Weaving Center and Museum, founded by the Cojolya Association of Maya Women Weavers. The museum shows the history, tradition, and process of backstrap-loom weaving, and the evolution of the traditional costume of the Tzutujil, the indigenous people of Santiago Atitlán.

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Guatemala SHB Antigua Pastoral

Mild and aromatic with vanilla hints, lively acidity and complete body, caramel and cacao aftertaste.

The city of Antigua was founded by the Spanish conquistadores in 1543. The Santa Martha earthquake of 1773 made the city to be abandoned and the capital was relocated to its current location in the Valley of Ermita.

With its cobblestone streets and colonial monuments, Antigua has preserved the legacy of the Spanish era, and was declared a World Heritage site by Unesco in 1979. The high quality of the coffee grown in Antigua has given this region its widespread world recognition.

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Guatemala SHB

Complete, full-bodied taste, acid and fragrant cup.

45% of Guatemala’s coffee production is classified as SHB (Strictly Hard Bean). This coffee is grown at high altitudes - above 1,450 and up to 1,900 meters - and matures more slowly.

Because they grow slowly, each bean grows to be harder and denser than beans grown at lower elevations. The SHB coffees are among the best quality of Arabicas: complete, full-bodied taste, acid and fragrant.

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Guatemala El Platanillo Rainforest Alliance

This plantation coffee is pleasant in the mouth with a well-balanced acidity, good body and delicate, light, fruity notes in aroma and taste.

Thanks to joint efforts of EFICO Foundation and Finca El Platanillo, the plantation and dry mill became Rainforest Alliance certified in 2005. During the international competition Long Beach in May 2007, this coffee was
classified among the best Rainforest Alliance certified coffees in the world.

In September 2011, Finca El Platanillo became the world’s first coffee farm to be Rainforest Alliance Verified as Climate Friendly. This was the result of 4 years of intensive research and field work of EFICO Foundation, ANACAFE, Rainforest Alliance, Cotesco and other partners.

Since 2004, a primary school was built thanks to the support of the EFICO Foundation, Cotesco and its partners.
Also a computer center, health care, sports activities and vegetable gardens to improve nutrition were put in place. Scholarships & training were organized to empower women and currently quality education and the use of technological devices are being promoted, leading to the stimulation of increased access to matching job opportunities.

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Nicaragua SHG Rainforest Alliance Forest Positive Coffee

Appreciated for its pronounced acidity, subtle flavors and its sweetness, this well-balanced coffee is of excellent quality.

EFICO has partnered with Aldea Coffee, Acorn/Rabobank, and Plan Vivo to link coffee farming with carbon sequestration. Together, we are transforming coffee production in Nicaragua by combining agroforestry practices with access to voluntary carbon markets. This collaboration supports smallholder farmers, enhances the environment, and contributes to carbon neutrality into our own coffee value chain.

Aldea Coffee and EFICO have enjoyed a longstanding partnership, collaborating to bring responsibly sourced green coffee to the global market. Our relationship goes beyond coffee trading, with the support of Fúndacion Aldea and the EFICO Foundation driving initiatives that improve farmer livelihoods and foster environmental stewardship.

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Nicaragua SHG Olomega Supreme

Nice bright cup, floral and citric notes, high consistency.

Colibri SHG Olomega and Olomega Supreme are produced by a small farmers’ association belonging to the Chorotega indigenous community: Aldea Coffee.

Aldea Coffee is a valuable association for the progress of Nicaraguan rural families who produce coffee in harmony with the environment and prioritizes social responsibility and gender equity.

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Nicaragua SHG Olomega

Clean cup, nutty, chocolate notes.

Colibri SHG Olomega and Olomega Supreme are produced by a small farmers’ Association belonging to the Chorotega indigenous community: Aldea Coffee.

The word "Olomega" comes from the indigenous term Olomeka which means "carry in one's arms".
Olomega was a village inhabited by the Chorotega indigenous community, nowadays also known as Aldea Coffee.
In Aldea Coffee's logo, the link with Olomega is still clear via the petroglyph.

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Nicaragua SHG Colibri Azul

Good body and medium acidity, chocolate flavor, fruity and citric notes.

Colibri Azul is produced by a small farmers’ Association belonging to the Chorotega indigenous community, nowadays also known as Aldea Coffee.

Aldea Coffee is a valuable association for the progress of Nicaraguan rural families who produce coffee in harmony with the environment and prioritizes social responsibility and gender equity.

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Tanzania Tumaini

This specific coffee is called Tanzania “Tumaini”, meaning “HOPE” in Kiswahili. This fully washed Rainforest Alliance coffee has a balanced cup, fine acidity, milk chocolate body with fruity flavors, berry and tobacco notes, bright sweetness and rounded with smooth finish. It is produced by APK, a business owned by a family group with deep roots in Colombia under the leadership of Alejandro Galante, which makes APK uniquely Tanzanian with a Colombian feel.

Through the EFICO Foundation project 'Kilimanjaro Water and Food For all', APK, together with Herencia Value Your Legacy and EFICO seek to mitigate productive, social, environmental and financial risks for their operations in Tanzania, while improving resilience in their coffee value chain through the implementation of regenerative and water efficient agricultural
systems for coffee and maize seeds in 2 APK farms to restore soil productivity and grant access to water and food for rural communities in Kilimanjaro.

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