The community action in the area has continued to be evidenced with the formation in 2016 of Associacion Agroexportadora de la Region San Martin. This was done in order to look for better quality of life for the farmers, by enabling them to share technical resources and improve the quality of the coffee they were producing. Formed with 413 farmers from within 13 communities, the average plot size is 2.8 hectares. Through their cooperation with friends and families they have achieved ethical and environmental certifications as well as improving cup quality.
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Notes from Northern Perú
31 July 2018
Travelling to and within Perú is getting easier and easier. We took a direct flight from Gatwick to Lima and then a short flight up to Jaén in Cajamarca. Jaén has changed greatly over the last 5 years and some consider it to be the coffee capital of not just northern Perú, but of the entire country.
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