Famous for the excellent quality of the coffee it produces, the Canta Gallo organic cooperative was founded in 1983. The individual farms are very small, with an average size 2 manzanas (1.4 hectares or 3.5 acres). With a remarkably balanced makeup (of 111 members, 56 are women and 55 are men), the cooperative also provides the main income for the surrounding community of about 850 people.

With funds provided by Allegro’s Special Reserve program, the Canta Gallo cooperative will repair a crucial road that runs through town and down to the wet mill used to process Organic Nicaragua Canta Gallo.