PERU Cajamarca Cedros Cafe

PROCESSING: Washed | SCA Score: 83.75 pts.

Flavor Profile: Chocolate, molasses, green apple, citrus and malic acidity, with a round and smooth body.

Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples Cedros Café (Cedros) was established on May 10, 2013. It is located in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru.

The cooperative was founded to provide greater representation and participation among its members, improve their access to public and private financing, develop niche markets, and become an active participant in the specialty coffee movement at both national and international levels.

Cedros has been part of the Café Selva Norte Project alongside Ecotierra since its inception and began project activities in 2019. COOP CEDROS CAFÉ incentivizes its members with immediate premiums based on cup quality. It also provides support such as solar dryers, wet-processing facilities, and other services designed to help improve coffee quality. Cedros’ services are complemented by practical training.

Cedros Café is a cooperative that supports smallholder coffee farmers in the region by helping them improve their business practices and income opportunities. In addition to paying its members 30% more than conventional buyers for their coffee beans, Cedros provides business management and personal finance training, as well as technology and tools such as fertilizers and drying tents. These resources help farmers increase their production capacity and obtain Fair Trade and organic certifications.

Nine years after its founding, Cedros was supporting 328 local members and exporting its products internationally.

More than 42% of Cedros’ workers are women, and the Peruvian organization is committed to increasing the number of women among both its employees and suppliers. Cedros provides women with training in areas such as livestock farming and greenhouse construction, empowering them to access additional sources of income.

To protect biodiversity in Cajamarca, Cedros Café launched a reforestation program in partnership with Café Selva Norte, which has covered more than 47 hectares of land with forest.