APPTA.org An association of small producers
Title
APPTA - Asociación de Pequeños Productores de Talamanca
Description
APPTA is an association of small producers founded in 1987. Currently the association consists of 1067 producers of which 80% is indigenous Bribri or Cabécar and 20% is black or white. Women consist 38% of the members of the association.
We are working in more than 30 communities in the southern Caribbean region of Costa Rica: Talamanca. Our organization works in the aspect of organic agriculture and its implications in our present and future.
Additional Information
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN TALAMANCA
APPTA's efforts benefit more than one thousand families in Talamanca. The price of the cacao has been increased by five times and we have also developed the option of the organic banana, which is a more constant source of revenue for the producers, since 80% of cacao is produced only in the end of year. This guarantees that the producers do not need to leave their families to go work in other zones.
