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CEPICAFE
Founded March 25, 1995 in the city of Piura
Umbrella organization that represents 6600 coffee, sugar, and fruit producers grouped in 90 separate organizations in Northwestern Peru
Exported products: coffee, panela (raw brown sugar), jams, cocoa
Central Piurana de Cafetaleros (CEPICAFE)
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EPICAFE was founded in March 1995 with 200 members. Today the group has grown into a second level non-profit organization which represents coffee and sugar cane producers of the Piuran mountains and the northeast of Peru. Their main objectives are to sell 100% of their coffee to the specialty market, to strengthen their organization, and to establish good commercial alliance.
The cooperative alliance between CEPICAFE, OROVERDE and CENFROCAFE, has provided important services to thousands of small-scale farmers (members and non-members alike) in the coffee regions of Northern Peru, who without a strong organization would have otherwise been abandoned without access to even the most basic health, education and other social services.
Through the consolidation of producer organizations under the CEPICAFE umbrella, producers are now active and respected agents for sustainable development in their region. They have worked collectively to improve quality and overall production under certified organic practices, and they have increased their exports from 550 quintales in 1997 to 39,373 quintales into a range of specialty markets over the past 10 years. Farmers also enjoy access to financing and to development projects. This has facilitated the diversification of their production base to include a range of products from panela (raw brown sugar), jams and cocoa to crafts and tourism. Learn more about their diversification products here.
For more information, visit CEPICAFE's website
Find out about CEPICAFE's ally and Coop Coffees trading partner, CENFROCAFE.
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