Where We Work

Root Capital began in 2000, providing loans to coffee cooperatives in Latin America. Since then, Root Capital has expanded rapidly, now working in 29 countries across four continents. While still heavily weighted in sustainable coffee and, increasingly, cocoa, our loan portfolio now includes handcrafts, ecotourism, fisheries, and a wide variety of other sustainable agriculture products.







Latin America
Belize ecotourism
Bolivia coffee, sesame, Amazon nuts
Brazil coffee, acaí fruit, Amazon nuts
Chile handcrafts, wine
Colombia coffee
Costa Rica coffee, cocoa
Dominican Republic cocoa
Ecuador bananas, coffee, cocoa, ecotourism, quínoa, handcrafts
El Salvador coffee
Guatemala coffee, handcrafts, spices
Honduras coffee, timber
Mexico coffee, fisheries, ecotourism, lobster, handcrafts
Nicaragua coffee, handcrafts, sesame, loans for land purchase by farmers
Paraguay sesame
Peru cotton, handcrafts, coffee, cocoa, ecotourism, animal feed

Africa
Ethiopia coffee
Ghana shea butter
Ivory Coast cocoa
Kenya cashews
Malawi peanuts
Mozambique cashews, ecotourism
Rwanda coffee
Tanzania coffee
Uganda coffee

Asia
East Timor coffee
India cotton
Indonesia coffee, vanilla, cashews
Philippines rice
Thailand mangosteen