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Alta Montaña

Alta Montaña

Founded over a decade ago, Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Alta Montaña sources Fairtrade and organic coffee from over 400 small-holder farmers in the region, with close to 25% of its suppliers over the age of 65, and approximately 30% rural women.

Apromayo

Apromayo

Founded in 2015, La Asociación de Productores Amazonas – Alto Mayo (“Apromayo”) sources coffee beans from over 300 producers in remote rainforest areas of San Martín and Amazonas, supporting them to make a living income while conserving the environment. Today, the association, led by a woman and supported by a young team, has become a key player in the region's coffee industry.

Cattleya

Cattleya

Based in Colombia, Cattleya produces and sells roses for export to the US. Cattleya currently employs 350 individuals, primarily from rural towns, providing them with a stable source of income and fair wages.

Cedros Café

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

COAS

COAS

For over two decades, Cooperativa Agraria Sonomoro del VRAEM (“COAS”) has been working to improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Junin and Ucayali in Peru. It equips farmers with resources to cultivate organic, Fairtrade cacao, highlighting the benefits of sustainable farming practices.

Cuencas del Huallaga

Cuencas del Huallaga

Located on the banks of the Huallaga River in the Peruvian Amazon, Cuencas del Huallaga sources high-quality Fairtrade, organic cocoa from over 500 smallholder farmers, paying fair prices for their products.

Greenbox

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.

Kulkao

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.

Laguna de los Cóndores

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.

Organic Rainforest

Organic Rainforest

Organic Rainforest sources organic cacao from lush regions of Peru’s northern and central jungle, partnering with three local cooperatives and supporting close to 400 cacao growers – 30% of whom are women.

Pebani

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.

RONAP

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.

Shanantina

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.

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