Mut-vitz
Coffee cooperative in Mexico
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History
In 1997, around 200 producers founded Mut-vitz, taking the name of a mountain near the cooperative.
In 1998, they received the CertiMex certificate and the license to export.[1] The cooperative already had 750 members.[2]
Over the years, through coffee production and commercialisation via cooperative networks, Mut-vitz became a profitable activity and demonstrated the project's viability without subsidies, protectionism, or government programs.[3] Zapatista coffee produced by Mut-vitz was sold in Germany, the United States, France, and Switzerland, among other countries.[3] Entry into fair trade and solidarity economy markets led to improved incomes for its members.[4]
In 2004, Mut-vitz had 643 coffee farmers.[3]
The company forcibly dissolved by the Government of Chiapas in 2009.
