Producer Profiles
CAC Satipo - Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Satipo
In 1965, 50 small coffee producers from JunÃn, Peru came together to form the Cooperativa Agraria Cafetelera Satipo Ltda (CAC Satipo). Before the formal organization, producers relied on intermediaries for sales, who paid extremely low prices for their coffee. Communities in the area were poverty-stricken and lacked access to basic education and medical attention. By forming a cooperative, members hoped to cut out middlemen and increase profits from coffee sales and thus improve their quality of life and that of their families' and community. Since becoming Fair Trade Certified TM in 1997, CAC Satipo members have received higher and more stable prices for their coffee, as well as support for a variety of social programs benefitting their community.
Programs
Credit Program for Members
CAC Satipo provides credit to members to help maintain their farms and access health care. This is especially important between harvests.
Health Care and Social Services
CAC Satipo provides members with medical care as well as access to a social services.
Scholarships and Trainings
CAC Satipo provides scholarships to members' children and trainings to members and the community at large.