Kulkao
Located in the jungle areas of central and eastern Peru, Kulkao sources cocoa from over 1,000 smallholder farmers living in the remote regions of the Amazon basin, purchasing their cocoa at prices typically higher than the market price. Its products include cocoa butter, powder and nibs and are sold locally and internationally.
Shanantina
Shanantina is a social enterprise that works exclusively with indigenous communities to cultivate sacha inchi, a nut that is native to the Peruvian Amazon, and has been used by indigenous people in Peru for at least 2,000 years.
Inka Moss
In the Andean Highlands, there are few opportunities for employment and reliable income for the subsistence farmers that live in these small, remote villages. Inka Moss is the only Peruvian company that collects and processes, in a sustainable way, sphagnum moss – a natural product that is highly demanded by international orchid growers.
Greenbox
Greenbox is a social enterprise that transforms regions in the Amazon Andes of Peru from harvesting coca plants for use in drug trafficking, to harvesting organic fruit for use in value-add products. Farmers in this region are smallholders who practice subsistence agriculture, use limited technology, and sell their produce in the local market where prices are volatile each season.
RONAP
RONAP exports raw Brazil nuts, an Amazon nut rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, to the U.S. and European markets. The association eliminates intermediaries and acquires nuts directly from 33 Brazil nut collectors in Madre de Dios, Peru, ensuring that they receive fair prices for their products.
Cedros Café
Cedros Café is a cooperative that supports smallholder coffee farmers in the region to improve their business practices and income opportunities, offering its associates 30% more than conventional buyers for their coffee beans
Pebani
Pebani has 21 years of experience working with smallholder farmers and native communities to sustainably source and process over 140 species of plants, bringing to the market a wide variety of nature-based products recognized for their high nutritional and medicinal values.
Laguna de los Cóndores
The cooperative sources coffee from almost 460 smallholder farmers operating in the region, working to alleviate their severe financial strains and ensure coffee producers earn a living income.
Pomario
For almost a decade, Pomario has worked to harness the potential of organic farming in Medellín and its surrounding areas and to improve the livelihoods of those who depend on these croplands, impacting an estimated 200 rural lives to date.