Peru

There are sixteen committees that form the cooperative Agraria Frontera San Ignacio, or COOPAFSI. They a re small coffee producers and the organization provides coffee collection and marketing services; it also provides social and micro-finance services to its partners. Often farmers can grow great coffee, but getting the word out to importers and roasters is not an easy skill, and a cooperative with an ability to do that proves it’s worth very quickly. Originally forming in 1968 the cooperative has a presence within the districts of La Coipa, Huarango, and Tabaconas as well as San Ignacio and have an aim to “develop a competitive sustainable agriculture with a sense of belonging and entrepreneurial capacity of its managers and workers, with national and international recognition for its trajectory and sustainable quality.” REGION: San Ignacio PRODUCER: Cooperativa Agraria Frontera San Ignacio PROCESS: Washed ALTITUDE: 1400-1750