Cultivating sustainability and prosperity in Cajamarca’s coffee sector

In its first phase, a platform was founded, a collective gathering space for actors in Cajamarca's coffee sector, with the aim of supporting the implementation of the National Coffee Action Plan. Within this framework, it was possible to:

• Implement applications for the productive management of coffee and soil. 3,646 producers were registered for soil analysis.
• Install 10 coffee seed lots.
• Pilot different initiatives, such as the first early warning system for coffee in Cajamarca and an experiential agroecotourism route in Ihuamaca, Peru.
• Pilot a program to professionalise producer organisations in the region. 02 comprehensive management and traceability systems were co-created to improve the quality of processes from harvest to export.
• Develop the first training and specialisation curriculum in sustainable coffee production for the region and promote training programs for cooperative leaders and young children of coffee growers. For example, 75 managers and technicians were trained in market risks, internal management and sustainable production; as well as 169 extension workers and 30 tasters in quality management.
• Support the formation of different networks and spaces, such as the first association of Young Coffee Growers of the North and the first guild of Coffee Organisations of the Northeast of Peru (UNOCAFE).
• Implement measurements of the environmental footprint of coffee to know the impact of production on the environment and the potential of coffee farming to capture carbon.
• Promote the positioning of Cajamarca coffee in national and international events, consolidating the Expocafé Cajamarca as a prelude to the Expocafé.

Expected results of phase II

• 2,700 coffee producers linked to the platform increase their productivity and improve their quality. The renovation of coffee plantations will involve implementing 100 demonstration plots and 35 technology transfer events.
• Diversified coffee producers' incomes through expanding their supply of goods or services and access to "green" markets. Diversification will also involve strengthening 3 existing tourist circuits and developing a collective brand for the use of ecosystem services.
• 10 plans for the improvement of organisational management, including standardised extension services, at the level of producer organisations. This will also involve generating alliances with public and private services, as well as facilitating processes for more than 8 thousand producers to achieve a digital identity.
• A regional coffee agenda monitored under the indicators of the National Action Plan for Peruvian Coffee, which goes hand in hand with positioning Cajamarca coffee.