We stopped using agrochemicals on our coffee plantation in 2014 after Cristiano accidentally got a tiny bit of pesticide in his mouth. He was really ill for a long time, he still hasn’t fully recovered. When we stopped using the chemicals, production fell by over 50%. We can’t afford to get an organic certification or the technical help we need to increase productivity without putting our family’s health at risk. With help from Curu, we’ll be able to increase our productivity and introduce trees to our farm.