Solidarity
In 2002, Tongorrape Farmers Association APPT managed to obtain Fair Trade FLO International certification, which has opened this market to part of their produce. With ensuing better prices, the farmers have seen a rise in income which has translated to improvements on the farm and at home. Taking care of surroundings means higher quality of life; the growers prepare compost for fertilizing purposes, and each farm has a deep pit for inorganic waste disposal.
In 2002, Tongorrape Farmers Association APPT managed to obtain Fair Trade FLO International certification, which has opened this market to part of their produce. With ensuing better prices, the farmers have seen a rise in income which has translated to improvements on the farm and at home. Taking care of surroundings means higher quality of life; the growers prepare compost for fertilizing purposes, and each farm has a deep pit for inorganic waste disposal.
Through the alliance with PRONATUR, periodical instruction courses are organized: soil and crop management, pest and disease control in mangoes as well as bananas are discussed and
demonstrated, and the necessary organic preparations are supplied to the growers.
The funds obtained from the Fair Trade premium were destined to maintenance work and cleaning of the important Huallabamba Canal, thereby permitting more efficient capture and distribution of water which flows down from the Peruvian Andes, and so, albeit only temporarily, offering a solution to the water problem. This use of the Fair Trade premium was voted on democratically and accepted by the members of the Association in assembly.
