PERU FT-FLO/USA ORGANIC CAFE DE MUJER APROCCURMA – 28399 – GrainPro Bags – SPOT RCWHSE

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About this coffee

Grower

124 women members of Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros de la Cuenca del Rio Marañón (APROCCURMA)

Altitude

1500-1800 masl

Variety

Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Pache and Typica

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

Rodríguez de Mendoza, Amazonas, Peru

Process

Fully washed and dried in the sun

Harvest

July - November

Certification

Fair Trade (FT FLO/USA) | Organic

Coffee Background

Looking to support women in coffee? For the past five years, Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros de la Cuenca del Rio Marañón (APROCCURMA) has been working directly with 124 women producers to establish coffee production from farms owned and managed by women. A significant number of women in the northern highlands of the Rodríguez de Mendoza province rely on coffee income to support their families. They use organic practices to manage just a few acres of land intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. After carefully harvesting and sorting cherries, depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying is all done at the farm with micro-mills.

The cooperative carries out activities that often go unnoticed but are crucial for producers who have small farms. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and preparing coffee for export are all coordinated through APROCCURMA, which ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post-harvest process. APROCCURMA also provides women producers with financing, training, and technical assistance to improve coffee quality. The cooperative strives to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families through internationally marketing producers’ coffee to gain improved premiums based on a reputation for quality and certification.