Coperfam

Name

Coperfam

Legal name

Cooperativa de Produtores Rurais de Agricultura Familiar - COPERFAM

Website

https://coperfam.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative

NAICS

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (42448), Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAL

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGALAD

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYCRAHALAG

Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Citrus production
• Fairtrade certification
• Cassava processing
• Family farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Bebedouro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Citrus Product Sales: The cooperative sells citrus products (oranges, lemons) through commercial channels. Fairtrade certification enables access to premium markets. Returns are distributed to members proportionally to their operations with the cooperative, voted on at AGO (General Assembly).
2. Cassava Processing and Sales: Processing of peeled cassava for table consumption, creating additional revenue streams and market opportunities for small producers beyond citrus.
3. Equipment Sharing and Services: Loan of agricultural implements to members including subsoilers, loader buckets, cassava planters, soil perforators, rear planes, winches, precision fertilization machines, pruning machines, and concrete mixers. Technical assistance and soil/leaf analysis services are provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coperfam is an agricultural cooperative that produces, processes, and commercializes oranges, lemons, and cassava on behalf of approximately 100 small family farmers in northern São Paulo state, Brazil. The cooperative provides members with Fairtrade-certified sales channels, a meteorological station and precision agriculture data, technical assistance, soil and leaf analysis, agricultural equipment loans, training programs, hail crop insurance, septic tank construction support, and a compliance bonus incentive program tied to Fairtrade criteria.

Product overview

Coperfam is an agricultural cooperative serving small family farmers in northern São Paulo state. The cooperative operates as a unified portfolio offering agricultural products (oranges, lemons, cassava) alongside technology services (meteorological station), processing facilities (cassava processing), and various support programs including technical assistance, equipment services, compliance bonuses, sanitation projects, and crop insurance. The product ecosystem centers on the core agricultural production with supporting services and projects designed to strengthen the small producer's operations and income.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laranja (Orange)

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SEBRAE BarretoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEBRAE Barretos organized groups of small producers in 2011 during the citrus sector crisis to provide training and find alternative commercialization options. This initiative led to the formation of the cooperative.
• CoopercitruscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith Coopercitrus support, Coperfam was constituted on May 31, 2012. Coopercitrus continues as a partner providing infrastructure support including Fundação Coopercitrus Credicitrus for events and training.
• CitrosucocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor citrus processor that partnered with Ago Social to launch the Nutrir+ acceleration program. Coperfam was selected to participate in this program for intensive learning and mentorship.
• Fairtrade / CLACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairtrade certification obtained on September 30, 2014, through CLAC (Fairtrade Latin America and Caribbean), enabling access to fair trade markets with premium pricing.
• SENARmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNational Rural Training Service providing agricultural training programs including pesticide safety (NR 31.7), tractor operation, chainsaw operation, and other skills for cooperative members.
• Sindicato Rural de BebedouromajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRural Union of Bebedouro partnering on training programs for cooperative members, including pesticide safety training and agricultural equipment operation.
• FundecitrusmajorTechnology or IntegrationCitrus Defense Fund receiving weather data from Coperfam's weather station. Data contributes to a network of 80+ stations across São Paulo state that predict citrus disease risk and send alerts to farmers.
• Ago SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial impact organization partnering with Citrosuco on the Nutrir+ acceleration program that Coperfam was selected to participate in.
• BRFAIRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFair trade organization in Brazil, listed as a partner on the Coperfam website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blue Diamond Growers: US agricultural cooperative of almond growers using cooperative aggregation for value-added processing and marketing. Comparable in operating a farmer-owned cooperative that invests in member services, processing infrastructure, and premium market access.
• Sunkist Growers: US-based citrus grower cooperative with a similar multi-generational farmer member structure and cooperative commercialization model. Comparable in operating a citrus cooperative that aggregates small/mid-sized grower production for collective marketing.
• Coopercitrus: Large Brazilian agricultural cooperative that supported Coperfam's formal constitution in 2012 and continues to provide infrastructure, training, and event support. Operates a similar farmer-cooperative model in São Paulo state citrus and broader agricultural value chains.
• Ocean Spray: Large US agricultural cooperative operating a farmer-owned model for collective commercialization. Comparable as a benchmark for cooperative scale, premium branding, and member services that Coperfam could aspire to emulate.
• BRFAIR: Brazilian fair trade organization that supports Fairtrade-certified producer groups including Coperfam. Comparable as an ecosystem partner working with small-producer cooperatives on Fairtrade certification, market access, and producer support.
• Sicoob Credicitrus: Brazilian credit cooperative serving Coperfam's members through the Credicitrus structure. Operates a parallel cooperative model in the same region, providing financial services to agricultural producers and sharing a member-base overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global agricultural commodity merchant with significant citrus juice operations. Comparable as a large-scale participant in Brazilian citrus commercialization competing for the same processor supply.
• Citrosuco: One of the world's largest orange juice processors and a major buyer of Coperfam's citrus. Operates in the same Brazilian citrus value chain but at vastly larger scale, serving as a key commercial partner and acceleration-program sponsor for Coperfam.
• Land O'Lakes: Major US agricultural cooperative with diversified farmer-owned operations across multiple crops and value-added processing. Comparable as a large-scale cooperative showcasing how a farmer-owned model can scale beyond a single commodity.
• Cutrale: Major Brazilian citrus processor and orange juice exporter operating across São Paulo and other citrus regions. Comparable as a large incumbent in the same Brazilian citrus supply chain Coperfam serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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