Arnaldo Neira Camizán is a veteran coffee farmer and co-founder of Central Piurana de Cafetaleros (CEPICAFE), one of Equal Exchange’s coffee co-operative partners in Peru. Mr. Neira returned to the United States this past November to train workers at Catholic Healthcare West Hospitals that serve Equal Exchange coffee. During the trip he was interviewed by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CEPICAFE’
A Decade of Partnership and Change: Part I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CEPICAFE on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not just coffee (sugar… cacao… marmalade…& handicrafts). Innovative Fair Trade co-op launches new eco-tourism project in Peru!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CEPICAFE, eco-tourism, Peru, small farmer coffee co-operative on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Once again, it has been shown that together, we farmers are capable of achieving anything we put our minds to; and that by maintaining ourselves organized, we can take actions toward our own development.” Santiago Paz, former General Manager of CEPICAFE In 1997, Equal Exchange began buying coffee from a small co-operative in northern Peru. [...]
Heavy rains and flooding in Peru
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CEPICAFE, Peru, small farmer co-operatives on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if there weren’t enough happening in Peru, the country has been experiencing torrential rains, heavy flooding, landslides and mudslides in the central highlands and the jungle provinces that have caused at least 20 deaths, extensive damage to crops, and the destruction of many roads and bridges. We recently received this brief note from Santiago [...]
Peruvian farmers protest Free Trade Agreement
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CEPICAFE, free trade, FTA, Peru, small-scale farmers on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 20th marked the end of a two-day national agrarian strike in Peru. Campesino organizations demanded government measures to alleviate the financial hardships small-scale farmers will face as a result of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) recently signed with the U.S. Under the FTA, tariffs will be lifted on heavily subsidized U.S. grains, like corn [...]
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