Root Capital :: Where We Work

Where We Work

Root Capital began in 1999, providing loans to coffee cooperatives in Latin America. Since then, Root Capital has expanded rapidly, now working in 30 countries in Latin America and Africa. 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.

Products we finance include:

Latin America
Belize	ecotourism
Bolivia	Amazon nuts, coffee, sesame, timber
Brazil	acaí fruit, Amazon nuts, herbal teas, coffee
Chile	handcrafts, spices, wine
Colombia	coffee, spices
Costa Rica	cocoa, coffee, pineapple
Dominican Republic	cocoa
Ecuador	bananas, cocoa, coffee, cosmetic ingredients, ecotourism, handcrafts, spices
El Salvador	coffee
Guatemala	coffee, handcrafts, spices
Honduras	coffee
Mexico	coffee, ecotourism, fisheries, handcrafts
Nicaragua	coffee, handcrafts, honey, sesame, spices
Paraguay	sesame
Peru	cocoa, coffee, cotton, ecotourism, handcrafts, mango, spices, timber, vegetables

Africa
Burkina Faso	mango
Cameroon	honey
Ethiopia	coffee
Ghana	shea butter
Ivory Coast	cocoa
Kenya	coffee, peanuts, vegetables
Liberia	apparel
Mali	peanuts, sesame
Malawi	coffee, peanuts
Mozambique	cashews, peanuts
Rwanda	coffee
South Africa	ecotourism, spices
Swaziland	jam/chutney
Tanzania	cocoa, coffee, honey
Uganda	cocoa, coffee, spices
Zambia	coffee, honey, spices