Description Bioma Café began as a partnership between Marcelo Nogueira Assis and Flavio Marcio Silva, who first met in 2001. Flavio had experience managing his family’s businesses, while Marcelo had just graduated from a technical school of agriculture. After nearly a decade of studying land, they founded their first coffee farm in 2010—dedicated entirely to specialty—in Campos Altos, Minas Gerais. Their site is a 1,200-meter plateau in Cerrado Mineiro, covering 229 hectares divided into six distinct plots. Olhos D’Água is the central hub for processing, and management emphasizes data-driven agronomy — treating every plot as its own ecosystem. Soil health is maintained through extensive cover crops, customized nutrition, and organic fertilizers produced on-site. By 2025, Bioma expects 60% of inputs to be fully organic. Bioma’s motto is “coffee for a better future,” and their work reflects that ambition. They employ 22 full-time and 25 seasonal workers, continuing to invest in their team, technology, and sustainability. On the tech front, they are developing post-harvest infrastructure, quality mapping, and digital traceability systems. Their work illustrates an alternate path for Cerrado producers: specialty achieved through deliberate, sustainable management.
