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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Peru’
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 »
URGENT ACTION: PROTEST MASSACRE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN PERU!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Peru, US - Peru FTA on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dear Friends, The Advisory Council of the National Coffee Board of Peru (JNC) has commissoned us to share with you our deepest sorrow over the violence carried out against the indigenous population of the provinces of Jaén, Utcubamba and Bagua, in the north of the country, causing the loss of lives and hundreds of wounded. [...]
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. [...]
“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 [...]
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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