Colombia | Cauca | Women Growers' Coffee

Welcome to ASMUCAFE, or the Asociación de Mujeres Agropecuarias de Uribe. This is a group of inspiring women farmers and landowners from El Tambo in the Cauca region of Colombia, a place known for its cool climate and diverse geography, thanks to the ocean winds from the Pacific and the high elevation of the Western Cordillera mountain range. Stretching from rugged mountains to the lush Pacific coast, Cauca’s unique landscape includes the Popayán Plateau, volcanic ranges, and numerous rivers, creating ideal conditions for growing coffee with rich, complex flavours.

The women of ASMUCAFE work together to share resources, knowledge, and support. And with every cup of ASMUCAFE coffee, you’re directly contributing to that mission. Their coffee comes with a premium that funds projects focused on empowering the women in their association, making a real impact at the local level.

The coffee includes Castillo and Colombia varieties, picked at their peak—purple for Castillo and bright red for Colombia. Their process includes a unique “double” fermentation method: the cherries rest in loading hoppers for 14 hours, are then depulped in the late afternoon, and transferred to open fermentation tanks for another 10 hours. Afterward, the coffee beans are washed three to four times before being dried, either in parabolic dryers or under the sun for 8 to 12 days.

ASMUCAFE is part of an international women's Coffee Producer project by our partner Café Imports that attempts to recognise and promote the work women do growing and producing coffee worldwide. The program aims to address the widespread wage inequity that women experience by adding a gender-equity premium on top of a base price. This premium is paid directly to the growers.