Capal's program highlights management and quality in coffee farming.

Capal Cooperativa Agroindustrial recently brought together its associated coffee growers for the Good Agricultural Practices Program - Coffee awards ceremony. The event, held in the municipality of Carlópolis (PR), recognized the performance of 30 cooperative members with scoring certificates. In addition to the awards, the meeting also provided an opportunity for the exchange of information and experiences among coffee growers, technical and commercial staff.

Throughout the 2025 harvest, the program evaluated the main coffee management practices adopted on farms monitored by the Technical Assistance Department (DAT), aiming for quality in production, rational use of resources, and seeking management with technical, financial, social, and environmental sustainability.

The initiative reinforces the technical guidance work offered by the cooperative, encouraging good practices in the field and the development of coffee farming in the regions served by Capal.

recognized work

Among the 30 participating producers, the top five stood out and were therefore awarded prizes, in addition to a score certificate: Thiago Proença da Luz (1st place), Clóvis Augusto Dalcin Gobbo (2nd place), Wagner Aparecido Soldera (3rd place), Madalena Mitsuyo Ito (4th place), and João Batista do Nascimento (5th place).  

“I signed up to participate in the Good Practices Program because I wanted to verify if my farming practices were yielding results, and also because I was open to improvements and suggestions that could add value to the coffee. And one of the biggest results I had after joining the program was an increase in quality,” reports Wagner Aparecido Soldera, a producer from Taquarituba (SP).

Among the practices that the cooperative member has begun to apply on his property are the best way to dry and store coffee, harvesting at the right time, and harvesting ripe beans to avoid negative impacts on the beverage. “Capal gives me security by providing information, from field management to market and commercialization. The cooperative's technical assistance is fundamental to dealing with the challenges we encounter in coffee cultivation,” says the producer.

Coffee farming has been established in Wagner's family since his grandfather immigrated to Brazil in 1927, and can be considered a successful example of family succession in agriculture. After 25 years working on coffee plantations, his grandfather managed to buy a property to start farming for his own livelihood, and coffee farming was passed down to his children and grandchildren.

“I’ve been around coffee since childhood, so I learned how to grow it from a very young age. Over the years, I’ve refined the processes and I strive to improve the quality of the coffee every day,” says Wagner.