The banana cooperative APOQ in Peru
| „A big thank you to the Swiss consumers for buying Fairtrade-Bananas. We can improve our life standards and we feel, that we are all living on the same planet together.“ Rosa Elvira Rivera Rugel, secretary of the social services at APOQ |
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| Place/country | Querecotillo, Peru |
| FLO-ID | 2741 |
| Space | 210 ha |
| Production | 3800 tons |
| Year Established | 2002 |
| Fairtrade-Certification | 2003 |
| Form of organization | Cooperative |
| Farmer | 259 |
| Projects realised by Fairtrade-Premium | Credits for the purchase of cultivable land Health program Education, alphabetization center Training on the organic and Fairtrade farming requirements |
