Production of Organic Fertilizer Victoria, and use of agro-industry mill waste and beneficio (place where the coffee is received and processed) of coffee
The Beneficio of CoopeVictoria, receives and processes more than 50,000 bushels of coffee that generate between 38% and 40% of solid waste (Broza) (solid coffee waste) of the processed coffee.
Years ago, industrial waste from sugar manufacture, mainly cachaza (distillation of fermented sugarcane juice) and ash, ended up in the water currents of rivers and streams, polluting them chemically, physical and biologically.
However, since 1986, CoopeVictoria began the first experiences in composting, anticipating what would come in the future, in terms of the use of organic waste and a rigorous conservationist legislation.
All this forced to look for these by-products a reasonable use, that would justify the investment in the collection systems, transport and handling of these and this is how, from that year on the cachaza, the ash and the coffee broza went into the composting process to give origin to the VICTORIA ORGANIC FERTILIZATION.
Using organic fertilizers, farmers can reduce the use of external inputs and increase the efficiency of community resources, while protecting human health and the environment.