Brazil Um Farm Pool

HUBS ORIGINADORES
#1

Hello, here is the proposal so that We can become an official node in Brazil :slight_smile:

About Boram:

  • Boram lives in São Paulo, Brazil. He is a coffee producer, roaster, barista and Q-Grader.
  • Currently he produces coffee with his father in two properties in two of the best coffee regions in Brazil. South of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo Caparaó.
  • Being the current Barista champion of Brazil, Boram has a deep connection with most of the coffee regions of Brazil, with access and relationships with many small producers.
  • Being also a producer, he has local knowledge of the many financial difficulties small producers face competing with large producers and local cooperatives.
  • Boram is specialized in producing and developing new varietals in Brazil, with 38 different varieties being produced in Fazenda Um. Also developing high quality post-harvest projects for producers to increase quality and learn about fermentation processes.

Fazenda Um Community

Fazenda Um, previosly called Fazenda Cachoeirinha, was abandoned by its previous owners for over 50 years. In 2011, Stefano Um acquired the property to dedicate it to specialty coffee production. Today, after 10 years of renewing and investing into sustainable production of high quality coffees, Fazenda Um is the biggest reference in the region for direct trade and quality. Today we export coffees directly to Asia, Europe and USA.
Fazenda Um MG is located in one of the most privileged regions of Brazil for specialty coffee. We are located in Serra da Mantiqueira, South of Minas Gerais, with average altitude of 1150-1300m. Our municipality is São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, a mountaneous region of south of Minas, with small to mid size ranging producers. Our terroir here is distinct, bringing coffees with sweet chocolate notes, along with beautiful fruity naturals, and delicate floral notes.
Currently in this community, we have partnered with 15 small size producers, who are every year investing in quality, looking for direct trading, and investing in sustainbility.

Fazenda Um ES
Fazenda Um ES is located in the region of Caparaó – in Espírito Santo. One of the top 4 highest altitude regions of Brazil. This local terroir is harsh with steep mountains. Many similarities to Central America. Average altitute of 1400-1800m.
Due to the regional difficulties, this region has been producing the best coffee lots of Brazil, but hard to access due to landscape and lack of local investment.
Local producers are very small, holding up to 1—5ha of production. Many of these producers are families that work and invest their entire lives into coffee production.
Fazenda UM ES has been working locally, along with our own production, with 12 small producers, helping with direct trading access routes, coffee post harvest consulting, and incentivizing sustainable practices.

Pool Details:

Pool Size: U$50.000,00

Goal: Distribute U$1000-U$5000 micro-credit to small holder producers in Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo Communities

Objective for Communities:

  1. Provide Financial empowerment to local producers with competitive rates
  2. Invest in Specialty Quality post Harvest
  3. Invest in ecological and sustainable practices for specialty coffee, giving benefits to producers who reduce usage of defensive products, and shift to organic compost
  4. Provide direct trading routes for small holder producers, paying fair price for high quality coffees

Thank You All,

My Best Regards,

Boram and Danilo

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New staking policy to scale originator loan nodes
#2

Dear Boram and Danilo, welcome to EthicHub’s forum and thank you for sharing your proposal! I apologize for the time taken to answer you, but being our first pilot we were yet communicating through Telegram and I didn’t realize notifications to my mail were not activated. We are very happy to work together!
I think Raul and Danilo will help us to figure out the technical parts while Boram and I can work on the information to be displayed on the web for lending.
I will confirm delivery of info through Telegram and/or mail until I get more confident using Discourse.
Let’s make this happen! :slight_smile:

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#3

This is the start of the process to formalize Originator onboarding, hopefully we learn enough to end up with the first EHIP (EthicHub improvement proposal)

I think there is 2 parts in this:

1- Technical side:

I propose we modify our staking contracts to do a staking contract with a hardcap, funding period and review period.

I’ll post a proposal for the states of the onboarding a node this week.

Alternatively, if it gets too complicated we can just use an open ended staking contract as an experiment

2- How is the originator going to report progress and transparency to its community? The financial part is more or less understood, but we could share the farmers stories, crop progress, results, impact metrics… Accountability and transparency is key, and Gabriela and the rest of the team already worked in a framework for this with Mexico.

I propose we make a public, recorded meeting to discuss these matters.

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#4

I find everything they comment very interesting. Do you have any photos of the coffee lands?.

Very excited to getting started with our first originator node.

Many thanks Boram and Danilo.

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#5

A very interesting and also very exciting proposal that we can expand to other countries.
We already have some years of experience but I think it has been possible because of the transparency that has consolidated a strong foundation of trust between different parties of the project.
I think the trust/transparency is one of the main points that we must work to be able to create new nodes. What can we as a community ask for so that we can trust the new originators and what can they offer us to establish that trust? I throw the question so we can discuss it :blush:

Thank you @danilowhk and Boram

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#6

Absolutely in with this new project in Brazil. We meet personally with Boram and Danilo and they were extremely passionate and professionals.
We chat as well with our coffee advisor @kimossenblock and he confirm that Um project is one of better players of specialty coffee in Brazil.

Form Ethichub side:
a) It is strategic for Ethichub project be able to work with more than one loan originator in order to scale loan platform.
b) It will help a lot to sell green coffee framers production if we can offer roaster more coffee origins.
c) New challenges will push Ethichub to new horizons and will create more energy and traction.

Wellcome amigos ¡¡¡¡

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#7

Reading about the first originator node of Ethichub outside Mexico is truly exciting!
Thank you @danilowhk and Boram!

I think consolidating transparency on the processes as well as expand our knowledge about these Brazilian communities will be key to understand your specific context, and being able to transmit this confidence to all the stakeholders.

It could be great if you can share some multimedia assets like photos or videos, to understand more about these 12 small producers, understand their context and their concerns directly from them.

We all together should be able to transmit a culture of trust, in the system, in the productive communities, and in the people that want to invest in them and I think this is a first great step/opportunity to spread the social impact investments at a global level :slight_smile:

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#8

It is exciting to hear a new proposal from Brazil.

I hope we will see your projects soon on the Ethichub platform. Meanwhile, as Carlos and Diego mentioned would be amazing to see some pictures and videos of the region and how the work is done.

Tenha um bom dia! :sunny:

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#9

Still feeling the shrivers down my spine while reading your post and proposal to become a creditoriginator, and excited to see in sight a governance (or several) decision votes, for which we can use discourse as an off-chain vote. And looking to how promising your proposal looks, the output seems clear to me :)))

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#10

Hello Boram and Danilo, I’m sharing here EthicHub’s guideline to certify good social, economic and environmental practices. The formulary is designed to nYES to possitive points and NO to negtive ones

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#1 Incorporation of Brazil UM as credit originator / Incorporación de Brazil UM como originador de crédito
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VOTING ACCEPTANCE IS OPEN UNTIL 23 JUNE¡¡¡¡

#12

Celebrating Boram’s Remarkable Journey to World Barista Champion 2023!

Hello coffee enthusiasts and forum members,

I am absolutely thrilled to share some incredible news with all of you today. The coffee world has been buzzing with excitement as we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Boram, a true coffee virtuoso, and their journey to becoming the World Barista Champion of 2023.

For the past years, Boram has dedicated their heart and soul to the coffee industry in the regions of Minas Gerais and Espiritu Santo in Brazil. Their unwavering commitment to excellence, combined with the hard work put into their family-owned coffee farms, and collaborative efforts with neighboring small-scale coffee growers, have yielded astonishing results.

Boram’s relentless pursuit of perfection in every cup of coffee has not gone unnoticed. Their dedication to the craft has been recognized on the global stage, and it is with immense pride that we announce that Boram has been crowned the Best Barista in the World in 2023.

Their winning masterpiece, a mesmerizing coffee from Brazil. Boram’s journey to the pinnacle of the barista world serves as a testament to their passion, hard work, and the beautiful possibilities that arise when coffee communities come together.

This win is not just a personal triumph but also a triumph for every ethichubber and every coffee lover and professional who values the art and science behind a perfect cup of coffee.

Boram’s dedication, innovation, and creativity inspire us all to strive for greatness in our own coffee journeys.

Share your thoughts, congratulatory messages, or coffee stories below.

SPANISH:
Título: ¡Celebrando el extraordinario viaje de Boram hacia el Campeonato Mundial de Baristas 2023!

Hola entusiastas del café y miembros del foro,

Estoy absolutamente emocionado de compartir hoy algunas noticias increíbles con todos ustedes. El mundo del café está lleno de emoción mientras celebramos los logros extraordinarios de Boram, un verdadero virtuoso del café, y su camino hacia convertirse en el Campeón Mundial de Baristas del 2023.

Durante los últimos años, Boram ha dedicado corazón y alma a la industria del café en las regiones de Minas Gerais y Espíritu Santo en Brasil. Su compromiso inquebrantable con la excelencia, combinado con el arduo trabajo en sus fincas de propiedad familiar y los esfuerzos de colaboración con pequeños cultivadores de café vecinos, han dado resultados asombrosos.

Su dedicación al oficio ha sido reconocida en el escenario mundial, y es con inmenso orgullo que anunciamos que Boram ha sido coronado como el Mejor Barista del Mundo en 2023.

Su obra ganadora, un café cautivador de Brasil. El viaje de Boram desde las fincas de café locales hasta la cima del mundo de los baristas sirve como testimonio de su pasión, trabajo duro y las hermosas posibilidades que surgen cuando las comunidades cafeteras se unen.

Esta victoria no es solo un triunfo personal, sino también un triunfo para ethichuber y para cada amante y profesional del café que valora el arte y la ciencia detrás de una taza de café perfecta.

Recordemos también que el mundo del café está lleno de historias de pasión, dedicación y búsqueda de la excelencia.

Comparte tus pensamientos, mensajes de felicitación o historias de café a continuación. Este es un momento para celebrar y apreciar en el mundo del café.

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#13

Hello Everyone! Thank you for all the congratulations and warm messages.
Would love to quickly update on our Project in Brazil and our future with Ethichub.

Now as we move into our third year of collaboration, I can fairly say that the impact has been truly positive and decisive for many of our partners. We have seen evolution on our partner producers not only on the health of their businesses but also evolution in quality.
For me this project is truly about quality, how farmers can have financial health while focusing in investing in coffee quality, which also translates to sustainability and better farming practices.
We will sustain projects in both of our areas in Brazil.
South of Minas and Espirito Santo.
2024 will be focused mainly in Espirito Santo. This year of 2023 has been a low yield year, due to the cycle of production of this zone. Farmers will be focusing on investing in 2024 potential high yield production.
As labor is still a huge challenge in Brazil, many farmers have asked for labor cost financing and production cost financing.
As many of the producers in this region are small sized, we have bigger impacts with the financing projects.
Hopefully we will continue growing our communities here and increase impact, Brazil is a huge producing country and we are excited to consistently grow safely this project.
Thank you all, hope to catch up with you soon.

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#14

Hi Boram , thanks a lot to be part of our community!!!. We are super proud to have Um project with us. I’m super hsppy to support you other year. Pls can you share how much money will you ask to borrow at platform. Big hug!!!

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#15

We are very proud to repeat another financial cycle with you Boram, bringing together social, economic and environmental impact!!