This March, in Lima, the Coffee and Forest Agreement has been signed with the goal of harmonizing efforts across the Peruvian coffee production chain to enhance the sector's sustainability. This comes at a crucial context in international markets, prompted by the EUDR, a regulation addressing imported deforestation, alongside other regulatory measures.
This sectoral commitment in Peru was established under the framework of the Coalition for Sustainable Production (a public private platform that promotes deforestation-free approach in Peru) and led by the Peruvian Chamber of Coffee and Cocoa (CPCC).
The initiative took as a reference the Cocoa, Forests, and Diversity Agreement, which aims to promote the differentiation of Peruvian cocoa in the global market based on its quality and diversity of origin attributes. In this way, both sectors will aim to improve the global competitiveness perspective of these production chains and ensure better living conditions for producersas well as the conservation and restoration of forests. In this way, companies will be able to analyze and improve their supply chains, policies and actions to promote deforestation-free coffee as well as providing adequate and transparent information to facilitate the monitoring of the progress of the commitments established in this agreement.
The present signatory organizations (Andes Trade, Aproselvanor, Peruvian Chamber of Coffee and Cocoa, ECOM, COINCA, National Coffee Board, Romex, Solidaridad, and Tropical Forest Alliance), along with prospective ones, endeavor to establish the framework for a shared agenda among stakeholders in the coffee production chain.
" We must create a shared value (with the agreement) where different national institutions are able to participate; therefore, we will have an integral solution and we will achieve sustainability by including different points of view."
John Grillo, Commercial Manager for ECOM Peru
"With the agreement, it is possible to produce a coffee that helps conserve biodiversity and the Amazon, and improve the quality of life for thousands of producers. In this way, we position ourselves as the Peruvian coffee that meets international requirements such as those of the European Union."
Ada Lis Rosell, Country Manager for Solidaridad
"The agreement has a sense of urgency coming from the changes in the regulation. Today, the traceability -managing the custody chain- for coffee as well as cocoa, is a formal demand for European and American markets.."
David Gonzales, Project Coordinator for the Peruvian Cocoa and Coffee Chamber
