Peru

Peru is a major country for our coffee portfolio and also for superfoods like quinoa and chia.

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Today, we are the largest multi-national processor and exporter of Peruvian green coffee supplying roaster customers around the world.

Our business model relies on our direct relationships so we partner with more than 3,500 farmers, cooperatives, collecting their crop as close as possible to the farm gate, and managing the entire supply chain from origination to processing, sales and delivery. We have also invested in 2 modern coffee processing mills with the most advanced technologies to maintain and preserve the quality produced by the farmers.

Our sustainability programmes currently reach more than 6,000 coffee, quinoa and chia smallhoder farmers, making significant positive impact to their livelihoods. The programmes are focused on optimising farm economics and creating a positive environmental and social impact in the communities and landscapes in some of the least developed areas of the country. We strive to develop customised solutions to improve yields, quality, and market access, and provide training on forest preservation and reforestation and climate smart agri-practices.

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Ripe red coffee cherries growing on a bush, ready for harvesting, Guatemala, Olam.

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Meet the Team

"We owe our success in Peru to strong partnerships with the farming community and a passionate and ambitious team, who are focused on continued growth and excellence."

Our business in Peru employs 170 people full time, 35 permanent seasonal workers and approximately 55 contract workers across 4 key locations.

Prashant Jalan Vice President and Country Head, Peru

Also in the News

18^th May, 2020

Press release

Olam Cocoa donates food and medical supplies to help farming communities across Africa fight Covid-19

London, UK Olam Cocoa has announced a package of support to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and important medical supplies to cocoa farming communities tackling COVID-19 across Central and West Africa. Farming cooperatives, hospitals and health centres will receive much-needed equipment including face masks, surgical gloves, hand sanitiser, thermometers and hands-free washing stations. Vulnerable communities will also receive food parcels to help cocoa farming families who are struggling with the rising price of basic food staples as a result of the pandemic. In Nigeria, where the cost of some staples has almost doubled during the crisis, Olam Cocoa has already distributed 9,600 boxes of food, each box providing enough meals to feed a family of four for three days. This package of support includes: 99,500 masks for health wor

20^th May, 2020

News

25th AGM to be held on 20 May 2020 - Responses to Questions

Please refer to the attachment. 20 May 2020 - 25th AGM Responses to Questions

1^st May, 2020

Blog

Working together to put children first in Côte d’Ivoire

Despite significant progress, child labour still occurs in the cocoa supply chain, often as a result of social and economic challenges like migration, poverty or lack of infrastructure. If there is no school nearby or parents cannot afford school fees, children can be kept at home to work on family farms and support household incomes. Addressing these challenges requires collective action at the individual, community and national level. That is why we are partnering with the Ivorian government, key chocolate manufacturers, cocoa processors and the Jacobs Foundation in a new initiative to promote effective learning at scale in Côte d’Ivoire and tackle the root causes of child labour. Together, we are funding the Child Learning and Educational Facility (CLEF), which aims to provide quality education for five million children and positively impact the behaviour of 10 million parents in cocoa growing communities by 2030. It will do this through measures including the construction of 2,50

“We owe our success in Peru to strong partnerships with the farming community and a passionate and ambitious team, and are poised for continued growth and excellence.”

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