Information for Producers

**EN ESPAÑOL**

Part of the benefits that the stability and additional income of Fair Trade provide, is the opportunity for producer cooperatives to diversify their economy. Cacao, ecotourism, marmalades, are all example of some of the new economic ventures our producer partners have embarked on.

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Maya Vinic Enters the Sweet World of Honey

New Projects at CEPICAFE

A lot of things are happening right now with our producer partner CEPICAFE. The Peruvian non-profit organization is working really hard to diversify its production in order to maximize the communities’ incomes and develop their economy. Apart from their traditional production of coffee and cacao, CEPICAFE has been working on new projects of exportation of cane sugar, jams and candied fruits. They also have an eco-tourism project going on.

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Here you will find information on organic certification processes, technical agricultural advice, and market information. 

LEISA magazine     /Magazine d'AGRIDAPE ('Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture') Quarterly publication consisting of local knowledge about agroecology and sustainable farming, collected from small farmers all over the globe. AGRIDAPE tente de combiner les savoirs locaux et scientifiques et dínfluencer les formulations des politiques pour la création d'un cadre favorable à leur developpement.

Here is a detailed calendar (2008) produced by the Peruvian Coop Divisoria, of the month-by-month steps and procedures of the coffee growing calendar year. Print it out on poster paper and follow along!

Look at our resources section on Fair Trade, or visit the pages below for more info:

	FLO - CERT (international certifier)  English   or   Espanol    FLO :http://www.fairtrade.net/ Standards for Small-Scale Producers English or Espanol FLO Explanatory Document (Documento Explicativo) English or Espanol
	WFTO - The global network of Fair Trade Organizations -  English  or  Espanol

Overview of Fair Trade

Certification

Market

Agricultural techniques

Chart of latest prices for conventional coffee 

Documentation on Cooperative Coffees

Want to find out more about Cooperative Coffees, from who we are, what we do, and how our relationship with producer partners functions?  Here is a Spanish powerpoint presentation you can download that gives an overview of this organization.

• Blank Producer Profile - This profile is used to guide Cooperative Coffees representatives when visiting with a new cooperatives. The information collected is available to all members and is updated each time we meet with trading partners.
• Example  Exporting Documents  - This folder holds examples of several documents that define the contractual obligations associated with the relationship. Included is an example contract in English and Spanish, examples of Shipping Instructions and an example of a Producer Agreement that generally defines the obligations our importing cooperative and the producer's exporting cooperative.
• Example Wire Transfer Instructions - This page illustrates the info that we require in order to wire funds to pay for coffee.  These instructions should be included with the original documents each time a shipment is made to us.