High-quality fair-trade cocoa in North Haiti
There are no hybrid cocoa trees in Haiti. The trees grown there are all older varieties (such as criollo and trinitario), typical to the Caribbean. These older bean varieties are known for their slender shape and powerful aroma and are mainly used in the production of high-end chocolates. Criollo accounts for only 5% of the […]
Potatoes and fair trade in Peru
Smallholders in the Huancavelica department, in Peru’s Central Sierra region, live at high altitudes (between 3,400 and 3,900 meters) with extreme climate conditions. After the violence instigated by the Shining Path group in the ’80s and ’90s, the region is now slowly rebuilding its social fabric. Huancavelica is the poorest department in the country, with […]
