The arid climate provides the perfect conditions for organic banana cultivation
For the past year, Agronorperú, a family-owned business that produces and markets bananas in the Peruvian province of Piura, has been adhering to the guidelines of the Fairtrade certification, aiming to improve the quality of life of its employees and the community, while also focusing on environmental protection, another major issue in terms of sustainability. By producing organically with the corresponding certificates issued by the U.S. and the EU, Agronorperú is firmly committed to the preservation of the natural environment.
“Workers benefit from the Fairtrade certification either monetarily, through their salary, or through projects and activities aimed at improving their living conditions and those of their families,” says Dennis Paolo Infante Guevara, Sustainability Manager at Agronorperú. “In this first year of adhering to the Fairtrade certificate standards, we have tried to cover the basic needs of the workers through the construction and repair of housing, but also by covering the cost of technical studies for the workers and their children. Next year, we will focus on analyzing the wage level of the workers in relation to the Fair Wage in the banana sector, as even though the Peruvian salary is not the lowest in South America, it certainly needs to be improved.”
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FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)
