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In the coffee industry, Peru does not have a long history of cultivation, but Peru is a rich producer of fine coffee, and only 10% of the world's Arabica beans are called boutique coffee.

Peru has a unique natural environment: high altitude, plateau climate, suitable temperature, air, light, fertile soil, which lengthens the growing season of coffee beans and makes Arabica coffee taste fragrant and delicious.

Peru, which is famous for its special organic coffee, is the second largest producer of organic coffee in the world and the third largest exporter of coffee in South America.

At present, Peruvian coffee is recognized as one of the best coffee in the world. Soft sour taste, mellow taste, distinct levels, rich and sweet, in recent years frequently won the international coffee gold award!

Peru began exporting coffee in 1887 and is now the eighth largest producer and the world's largest exporter of organic coffee, with 2 million bags a year, accounting for 5 per cent of total exports. More than 1/3 of the country's coffee is grown in the Cajamarca region in the north and Aprimark and Cusco in the south. The farms are mainly run by small farmers with an average size of no more than 5 hectares. The most common varieties are bourbon, Tibica, Pash and Kaddura.

Coffee can be grown up to 2200 meters and has many unique microclimates. Many coffees are collected and processed and sold through cooperatives, which is now the mainstream of boutique coffee. In the past 10 years, the EL GUABO Guawu community has improved the development of small batches of coffee beans on an organic basis, and often holds competitions to reward and certify growers.

Peru is the world's leading exporter of organic coffee, with about 90000 organic certified public standards. In addition to these certified hectares of land, most of Peru's coffee exports are organic, largely due to the inability of smaller growers to pay for expensive fertilizers and pesticides. The demand for boutique coffee abroad has prompted some small growers to seek professional certification. Existing certifications available to small coffee growers include:

Fair Trade: by the International Fair Trade labelling Organization (FLO)

Certified organic: certified by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program (NOP), Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS) and other agencies, Natureland and Organic crop improvement Association (OCIA)

Sustainable Coffee: through the Rainforest Alliance

Certified Cafe practice: Starbucks Certification