
Welcome to
Cooperativa Bio-Arcoíris
Care for People — Care for the Land — Care for Coffee
Who We Are
Bio-Arcoíris is a values-driven cooperative that stewards the power of coffee to transform communities. In the cloud forests of Bolivia, co-op members cultivate quality beans and take action for social empowerment and ecological sustainability. The cooperative serves as a vessel to support members in their efforts to effect change by representing the excellence of their product worldwide and providing technical assistance, training, funds, and whole-person, whole-community care.
The best part?
You can be part of it.
Partnerships
Whether you are a coffee roaster, an initiative funder, a community organizer, or just a coffee aficionado, Bio-Arcoíris wants to know what you’re all about.
We take relationship seriously.
Together with our global neighbors, we actively collaborate to grow the reach and depth of specialty coffee.
We care for people and we care for the land, seriously. But we also have a lot of fun. Because this coffee and these people are all pretty amazing.
Our Values
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Partnership means that our business relationships go beyond a transaction. Whether with co-op members or international buyers, we believe that real impact happens when there is a level of commitment that doesn’t just follow the market. Bio-Arcoíris welcomes partners to spend time on the land, to get to know the producers and their families, or to share a cup of sultana while we talk about how we can all do better. We want to work with you so that we can elevate each other.
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Bio-Arcoíris is more than just a social initiative with coffee as a means to an end. A love for, and commitment to, exceptional specialty coffee drives all that we do. The Bio-Arcoíris team is made up of well-respected experts in the field in Bolivia and beyond, and the start of the cooperative has widely expanded the potential for specialty coffee in the regions we work. Bio-Arcoíris is eager to grow and committed to quality at every step.
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Trust is the signal that genuine relationship and resilient partnership has been built. Bio-Arcoíris does not take lightly the trust that producer partners place in the administrative team to represent them and their products well, while also trusting that there is an authentic commitment to the wellbeing of their communities. We are committed to earning our current and future partners’ trust, including you.
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We are committed to strengthening the rest of our core values - partnership, excellence, and trust - through a transparent model both internally and externally. We believe that transparency not only builds these up but also enhances accountability, attracts like-minded partners, and ultimately catalyzes our ability to achieve community and ecological transformation.