Improving coffee productivity through learning and innovation
The combination of crop cultivation and organic fertilizer production has simplified the work for this Peruvian farmer, who is also saving on fertilizer purchases.
Peru: Access to financing ensures a better future for coffee and cocoa producers
Peruvian coffee and cocoa producers now have access to better financing opportunities, thanks to the partnership between MOCCA and the Peruvian Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI).
Obtaining positive results from the good management of coffee pulp and honey water
Husband and wife coffee growers José Salazar and Jesús Rodríguez have reduced the incidence of coffee berry borer in their coffee plantation by implementing the good pest management and residue management practices learned at MOCCA.
”We have increased our sales volumes”
CEPROAA connected with TCHO, a U.S. company which in 2022 placed a first order of 12 tons of cacao and by 2023 has already reached 50 tons.
Vetiver: the low-cost initiative to treat honey water
The Alianza Café and MOCCA projects, both led by TechnoServe, are promoting the use of Vetiver in Peru for the treatment of coffee honey water, which represents 25% of the post-harvest contaminant load and which, if left untreated, threatens coffee farm ecosystems.