Asociación Unión de Cafetaleros Ecológicos

Supporting an organisation of small-scale coffee growers in Cajamarca

Peru

Comerç Just

Comerç de productes que han estat certificats i que porten una etiqueta de Comerç Just. Un exemple és una cooperativa de productors que col·lectivament venen el seu cacau a una organització de Comerç Just.

Verd

Promou i/o dóna suport a la protecció del medi ambient. Un exemple d'això seria una cooperativa de producció agroecològica.

Unión de Cafetaleros Ecológicos (Unicafec), founded in 2001, is a small-scale coffee farmers' association based in San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru, which collects, processes and trades coffee beans produced by its 400 members. Unicafec has been an Oikocredit partner since 2018.

In its initial years the association was funded by the German development agency GIZ and the German-owned development bank KFW to implement environmental improvements and infrastructure upgrades on farms. Such assistance has enabled the association to successfully penetrate the US and European specialty coffee markets.

In 2003 and 2005 Unicafec obtained organic and fair-trade certification, respectively.