🌳☕ You’re invited: Local Stakeholder Consultation for our new coffee agroforestry project in Brazil
Together with Clima Café de Floresta and the cooperatives Cooxupé and Expocacer, GrowGrounds is developing “Functional Agroforestry for Carbon Removal within Coffee Value Chains in Minas Gerais and São Paulo State, Brazil” (GS23819), a Gold Standard project under our Global Syntropic Agroforestry Program (GS13053).
The project integrates planned tree corridors into productive full-sun coffee farms, helping producers:
🌱 build resilience against pests, drought, frost and wind
🌱 improve soil health and water regulation
🌱 strengthen biodiversity, including natural enemies of coffee pests and pollinators
🌱 earn a new income from certified carbon removals, with 65% of carbon revenues going to farmers
As part of the Gold Standard certification, we’re holding two consultation sessions with the same agenda, in person or online:
📍 Cerrado Mineiro – Monday, 16 November 2026, 13:30–17:30 (Brasília time), Monte Carmelo or Patrocínio – MG (venue tbc)
📍 Sul de Minas – Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 13:30–17:30 (Brasília time), Cooxupé Headquarters, Guaxupé – MG
Coffee farmers, cooperatives, civil society, women’s groups, researchers, public authorities and community members are all welcome. Your input helps shape the project.
Who Should Participate
We welcome participation from:
- Coffee farmers,
- Cooperatives,
- Civil society,
- Women’s groups,
- Researchers,
- Public authorities, and
- Community members.
Event Details
Cerrado Mineiro
Date: Monday 16 November 2026
Time: 13:30–17:30
Location: Monte Carmelo or Patrocínio – MG (venue tbc)
Sul de Minas
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026
Time: 13:30–17:30
Location: Cooxupé Headquarters, Guaxupé – MG
Online participation is available via Microsoft Teams.
Documentation and Contact
A Non-Technical Summary of the project is available upon request.
If you would like further information, or if you are unable to attend but wish to submit comments, please contact:
Christina Singh
Chief Operations Officer, GrowGrounds
Email: christina@growgrounds.org
Mobile: +45 41760744 (Call or WhatsApp)
We look forward to a transparent and constructive dialogue with all stakeholders as we work together to transform coffee landscapes into resilient agroforestry systems.
