Conversations with Fair Trade Peruvian Farmers

Ed Canty of Green Mountain Coffee asks Peruvian Fair Trade farmers, “What does Fair Trade mean to you?”

Peru’s APAVAM in Alto Mayo Wins National Business Award

The Association of Farmers from the Alto Mayo Valley (APAVAM) – won a 2007 Peruvian Business of the Year award. The prizes are awarded by the Business of the Year organization, a non-profit that strives to stimulate healthy competition among Peruvian businesses. APAVAM won the award for best coffee producer in the Alto Mayo region [...]

Fair Trade Peruvian Coop Frontera San Ignacio Buys New Mill

The Frontera de San Ignacio Coffee Farmers Cooperative in northern Peru recently bought the former CECOOACNOR (Central Mill for the Northwest Coffee Farmer Cooperatives) dry mill. The mill is the best in the country for processing specialty grade coffee, with excellent machinery and expert personnel. It is located in the town of Chiclayo on the [...]