Peruvian Coffee History

If you’re coffee nerds like us, you’ll enjoy reading a bit about the history of coffee in Peru and the future of Fair Trade cooperatives in the Peruvian coffee industry.

“Coffee production came to Peru in the 1700s. After two centuries, the heirloom typica variety still comprises 60 percent of the country’s exports. There are more than 110,000 coffee growers in Peru, most of whom are indigenous to these landscapes and speak Spanish as a second language. The average land-holding farmer lives on two or three hectares, hours away from the comforts of electricity and running water. Peru’s coffee exports account for two percent of both the national economy and the global coffee supply², Peru is quickly building a global reputation for producing traditionally cultivated, shade grown, high quality Arabica beans.”

Read more at: http://www.equalexchange.coop/history-of-coffee-in-peru