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A few words about Javier Vasquez

Javier Vasquez is 51 years old and has lived in the Cajamarca region for 30 years. Originally from Ayacucho, his family moved because of the terrorism of the 80s and 90s for more tranquility. This is how he ended up in the tropical area of ​​Jaén - Cajamarca, to be more precise in Huabal terroir. Javier remembers that his family started coffee in his childhood. He remembers well that his parents raised animals (guinea pigs, ducks ...). He also grows the foods he wants to eat such as yucca, bituca, racacha and cane sugar. Javier has 8 brothers and all work in the production of coffee. Despite difficult times, they all continued to produce. The plantation of Javier is 2 hectares well maintained and organic certified. Thanks to the Coopagro cooperative, he was able to improve his farming practices. Partner for 1 year and a half with another 20-hectare farm, Javier wants to certify this entire area. Thanks to this land, he discovers new farming practices, the way of working the soil in organic agriculture ... Javier wishes to produce more coffee with a better quality rate. He thanks Coopagro because thanks to the cooperative, he meets customers who appreciate his coffee and that encourages him for the future.

Coffees of Javier Vasquez