In Peru, coffee is grown by smallholder producers on farms that are typically three hectares or smaller. Coffee first made its way to Peru in the 1700s and was grown along the coast for internal consumption. Exports did not begin until 1887. Today, Peru’s coffee industry provides income to around read more
In Peru, Central Cooperativas Agrarias Cafetaleras, or COCLA Ltda., is a second-degree cooperative, meaning it’s a larger representative of 21 smaller cooperatives. In total, it represents more than 3,500 coffee-farming families. COCLA was formed 53 years ago, on July 26, 1967, by a group of coffee farmers looking to secure read more
