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Agronomy training
Ongoing, hands-on training on sustainable cultivation, soil health, pest management, and yield practices — delivered on the farm, not in a classroom far from it.
Farmer Programs
Partnership thatoutlasts a harvest.
Over 3,200 farmers across Karnataka work directly with Leelaprasad International — not as suppliers we buy from once, but as partners we build a business with over years.
3,200+
Partner Farmers
250 Acres
Owned Estate
30+
Years of Relationships
100%
Traceable Sourcing
Direct.
From farm relationships to the coffee supply chain.
Our approach
The relationship is part of the product.
Most coffee moves through several layers of intermediaries before it reaches an exporter — each one taking a margin that never reaches the farmer. We built our sourcing model to skip that entirely: our team works directly with farmers across Karnataka, at their farms, on terms they understand and agree to upfront.
It's also why our certifications hold up under audit — Organic, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance standards are easier to verify when the relationship between farm and exporter has no unaccounted-for steps in between.
Better relationships create better traceability.
The program
What partnershipactually includes.
Six commitments that apply to every partner farm in our network, regardless of size.
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Fair, direct pricing
Farmers are paid directly and fairly for what they grow, without the margin loss of layered middlemen between the farm gate and our estate.
03
Long-term partnership
Relationships built across seasons and years, not single-harvest transactions — so investment in better practices actually pays off for the farmer who makes it.
04
Certification support
We help partner farms meet the standards behind our certifications — Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance — rather than asking them to certify alone.
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Sustainable practices
Shade-grown cultivation, water management, and soil conservation practices that protect the land the next harvest depends on.
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Transparent terms
Pricing, quality grading, and payment timelines are clear and consistent — no surprises at delivery, no renegotiation after the fact.
The process
How a partnership starts.
Four steps, all of them direct — no broker, no aggregator, no unnamed middle party.
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Farm visit
Our team visits the farm directly to understand the land, the crop, and what support would actually help.
Direct relationship
02
Direct agreement
A clear, fair agreement on pricing, grading, and delivery — no middlemen, no hidden terms.
Direct relationship
03
Ongoing support
Agronomy training, certification support, and access to our processing facilities throughout the season.
Direct relationship
04
Harvest purchase
We purchase the harvest at agreed, fair pricing and carry it into our processing and export chain.
Direct relationship
Beyond the harvest
We visit the farmswe buy from.
Our team spends time on partner farms throughout the season — not just at harvest — because a real partnership means knowing the land and the people working it, not just the lot number on a shipment.
Farm visits
Agronomy support
Traceability
Start a relationship
Good coffee starts withgood relationships.
Whether you're a farmer looking for a direct partnership or a buyer who wants to understand where your coffee comes from, we're open to the conversation.
A farmer in Karnataka?
If you grow Arabica or Robusta and want a direct, fair partnership, we'd like to hear from you.
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