Small Producer Certified
QCS offers Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certification for organic, shade-grown coffee farms in Ecuador. This certification ensures coffee
is grown under a tree canopy that supports bird habitats, promotes biodiversity, meets organic standards, and helps farmers earn premium prices.
Get the Smithsonian Bird Friendly Certified Label on your Products
Smithsonian Bird Friendly certification is a research-based shade certification offered by the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. QCS is pleased to offer this certification for organic, shade-grown coffee operations in Ecuador.
Simply put, this certification ensures through strict standards that coffee is grown on farms that provide quality, forest-like habitat for birds. Rather than being grown on land that has been cleared of all other vegetation, Bird Friendly coffees are planted in the shade of tree canopy.
- conservation of habitat for birds and other wildlife
- protection for migratory songbirds
- increased biodiversity in agroforestry systems
- adherence to 100% certified organic standards
- carbon sequestration that can combat climate change
- farmers’ ability to receive a premium for their products
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Connect with QCS Ecuador
We’re here to support your certification journey and answer any questions you may have.
Feel free to reach out to our team:
Email: info@qcsecuador.com
Website: https://qcsecuador.com
Phone: +593 98 417 6587
Mailing Address:
QCS Ecuador Office
Av. Edmundo Carvajal Oe4-72 y Av. Brasil
Edificio Robalino-Acuña, oficina 202
Quito, Ecuador
