"From tackling poverty and hunger to mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity, the positive impacts of forests and trees are fundamental to our existence."
- UN FAO
Our Team
CFI's team is based out of Rivas, Nicaragua and has extensive experience in finding, acquiring, and developing suitable land for agroforestry carbon farming.
Ryan Christopher
President
Yilber Sequeira
Farm Operations
Joel Stott-Jess
Land Acquisitions
Javier Quinto
Legal Council
Jose Ruiz
Reforestation Consulting
Milton Suazo
Organic, FSC Certifications
Rene Marin
Nursery Operations
Aroldo Collado Martinez
Solar Irrigation Systems
Strategic Partners
CFI has setup working relationships with like-minded, socially responsible businesses in Nicaragua.
Burke Agro de Nicaragua, S.A.
Burke Agro and it's sister company Sol Simple, are organic food processing companies based out of Nicaragua. Run by Will Burke, the founder, the company buys local, fairtrade, organically grown produce (coconuts, mangoes, pitaya, bananas, and pineapple) directly from farmers and process them into dried fruits and purees for export. They use solar powered dryers and are committed to the socioeconomic advancement of single mothers.
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Maderas Sostenibles S.A.
Maderas Sostenibles and it's sister company Masaya & Co, headed by Aram Terry, the founder, has converted cattle pasturelands in Nicaragua into hardwood plantations. Trees harvested on their plantations are processed in their mill and woodworking shop to create quality furniture, and more recently, pre-fab houses. Wood waste from their mill is sent to a biomass generator and used to produce renewable energy.
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