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Peru
Peru
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CommunityWoccu’s social inclusion project in Peru supports newly settled Venezuelans
The scheme offers training and business management, marketing and other entrepreneurial skills
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BusinessGlobal commerce platform for co-ops prepares for pilot project
US apex body NCBA CLUSA has partnered with Direct Global on the venture to help co-ops achieve scale and leverage
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AgriculturePeru’s coffee co-ops increase value of export market share
‘The JNC has promoted the development of co-operatives as part of its commitment to strengthen the country’s coffee industry’
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Banking and InsuranceRabobank expands into Peruvian market
‘One of their main objectives is to support the development of agriculture in Peru’
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AgriculturePeruvian co-op enters international market with organic quinoa exports
The deal has created up to 21% additional income for producers
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AgriculturePeru’s government encourages fishermen to form co-ops
The government of Peru has published a manual that promotes co-operatives as a suitable enterprise model for small-scale fishermen. The document, developed by the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE), provides guidance for fishermen to set up...
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AgriculturePeruvian co-ops produce 25% of the country’s coffee exports
Coffee co-operatives play an important role in the economy of Peru. In 2015 they exported coffee worth USD $98m, which represents 23% of the country’s total coffee exports for the first 10 months of the...
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AgricultureFair Trade Farmers Are Clear: “The Small Producer Symbol is Ours!”
Rosa Guaman, Executive Director of Jambi Kiwa, an association of small medicinal herb producers in Ecuador, speaking at the Third International Gathering of the SPP “The SPP is ours!” Over and over again, this emphatic...
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RetailEast of England: Local food for local people
A groundbreaking policy of ‘local food for local people’ is paying off for the East Of England Co-operative.
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Agriculture
Meet Two Coop Managers from Peru
The following post is from Ashley Cheuk, Equal Exchange Website and Social Media Manager Last week, we hosted two managers from cacao co-ops we work with in Peru to source chocolate for our new Organic...
