Today we received the following letter (translated from Spanish) from Miguel Paz, Export Manager of CECOVASA, one of our small farmer coffee co-operative partners in Juliaca, Peru: Hola compañeros: The year has ended but not the work. But since it’s New Years, we don’t talk of difficult things; rather we wish for [...]
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End of Year Letter from Peru
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cecovasa on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Peru Update from CECOVASA’s Export Manager
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cecovasa, Peru Free Trade Agreement on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The following letter (translated from its original Spanish) was sent to us earlier this week from Miguel Paz, Export Manager for CECOVASA, long-time friend and business partner of Equal Exchange. Click here to read more about a past visit to CECOVASA. Dear Friends, I’m sending you a few comments from Peru. Politically, the situation [...]
And now… some good news out of Peru
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cecovasa, environmental protection, Fair Trade coffee co-operative, Peru on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our coffee co-op partner, CECOVASA has just received an award for the impact their work has had on promoting and protecting bio-diversity in the region. The award was presented to them by Alan Garcia Perez, President of Peru. We have just received the following press release about this impressive accomplishment which we have translated below from its original [...]
“We Own It:” CECOVASA celebrates the inauguration of their own coffee processing plant
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cecovasa, Peru on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CECOVASA, one of Equal Exchange’s small farmer coffee co-operative partners, just celebrated an important milestone: the completion of a processing plant owned and controlled by the members themselves. The plant measures 25 by 50 meters and will begin operation [...]
CECOVASA’S General Assemblies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cecovasa, Fair Trade coffee co-operative, Peru on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wondered what happens at a General Assembly of coffee producers? Well, I’m not saying that the following report is typical… but Miguel Paz, Export Manager of CECOVASA, one of Equal Exchange’s coffee co-operative partners located in the south of Peru, gives his version of this year’s meetings. His account was published October 14th, on [...]
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