Founded in 2004, CAC Ubiriki is a Peruvian cooperative of small coffee-growing families, located in the Junín region, in the central rainforest area of the country. The cooperative has Fair Trade and organic certification for its coffee. It was born out of a pilot project called "Proyecto Café Sostenible" (Sustainable Coffee Project), implementing a modern methodology of adult education in three Agricultural Field Schools called ECAs. From the trust generated among the farmers participating in the ECAs, it was decided to form this cooperative.

Junín is a region with many coffee plantations and a climate conducive to high quality beans. In general, the local population is poorly educated, the region's infrastructure is precarious and there are high levels of malnutrition, so many people have left the region in search of economic opportunities in the city. The cooperative is working to reverse this trend by improving the production and marketing of quality and sustainable coffee, negotiating favourable conditions and improving the income of its members and associates.

Its aim is to work in a united and organised way to produce environmentally responsible speciality coffees and to access the international market to improve the standard of living of its members and the community.

 

 

 

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