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For the past 5 years APROCCURMA has been working with 124 women producers in the northern highlands of the Rodríguez de Mendoza province to cultivate coffee on farms they owned and manage. Many women in this province depend on coffee income to sustain their families. They use organic methods on their small plots of land which are intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. The entire process of harvesting, sorting cherries, depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying is meticulously carried out on the farm using micro-mills, rather than requiring that freshly harvested coffee cherry make it to a processing facility in the small time between steps. Such micro-mills can be shared on one or several area farms.
One of the major
obstacles confronted by the coffee supply chain in Peru is the ability
to transport the product easily. There are constant delays due to
problematic infrastructure or lack there of. This has been especially
true this crop season, as much of the committed specialty coffee from
Peru failed to meet its commitments.
APROCCURMA coordinates investments in basic infrastructure needs, such as road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and preparing coffee for export, ensuring traceability and quality control throughout the post-harvest process. Additionally, APROCCURMA offers women producers financing, training, and technical assistance to enhance coffee quality. The cooperative aims to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families by marketing their coffee internationally, thereby securing better premiums based on quality and certification.
Peru is the world's leading producer of organic coffee. This lot is USDA Organic Certified.
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