Compañia Cafetera la Meseta has been a pioneer in certification processes of UTZ Certified Good Inside coffee for the private sector, and in 2008 has begun the certification of the farm La meseta, and in 2009 obtained certification for Chain of Custody comprising the wet mill la Meseta, La insula wet mill and Thresher la Meseta. It continues year after year with the leadership, growth and good performance, and for year 2010 was recognized in good agricultural and management practices of the product from planting, growth and development until harvest for a group of farmers in the municipalities of Villamaría , Manizales and Chinchiná, in this case the group was comprised of 19 production units, and in 2011 increased to 37 by joining the towns of Palestina and Neira to our network. These producers have become allies of the company from different points of purchase, have improved their practices in sustainability and are already getting an added value for their crops. For the year 2012 is in progress the implementation of new production units located in the Santa Rosa de Cabal and Marsella, a town located in the Department of Risaralda.
With the above initiatives La Meseta demonstrates its commitment to good practices and the future of coffee growing in Colombia and became an important supplier of UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside for world market.
Moreover, Compañia Cafetera la Meseta SA obtained at the end of 2010, the BASC certification, ensuring the safety of our processes in order to provide our customers with an increasing confidence in the quality of our operation
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