Peru

Piura
5°10’46.7”S
80°39’13”W

2013

Creation of a social fund to support community development

2015

Creation of a Gran Blanco seedling nursery

2016

Financial aid for producers following devastating flooding

2017

Providing clean drinking water to the communities of La Quemazón et Los Ranchos

2018

Building of a new cocoa preparation center

100%

of farms geolocalized

2020

Construction of cafeteria in the Los Ranchos kindergarten

Installation of solar panels to power a water pump in La Quemazon

Distribution of food packages and medical supplies to fight the spread of covid

132 families

in San Juan de Bigote benefitting from water filters

19,184$ USD collected

by the Valrhona Clean Water Project (2016-2017), thus providing the 750 residents of Los Ranchos with access to clean drinking water

33,500 plants

from the Gran Blanco seedling nursery distributed to local producers

25 students

will benefit from the new cafeteria

Continual supply

of running water in La Quemazon

Founded in 2005, Cooperativa Norandino brings together more than 7,000 cocoa, coffee and panela families from northern Peru. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of its member families by providing access to local and international markets. Norandino is driven by fundamental values of transparency, fairness, respect, accountability, democracy and quality of service. Today, all its producers are Fairtrade certified and organic. Our relationship with the cooperative began in 2013, thanks to a common interest in quality and sustainability; it has continued to strengthen ever since. Today, we source from two different regions of Peru: the dry Sierra de Piura and the green and humid Selva of San Martin. Our partnership includes exclusive cocoa from 3 communities producing the Gran Blanco variety.

2013 Partnership signature

Renewed in 2021 for 10 years

Cooperative Type of organization

146 Producers