Peru Successes: Cris Vida’s Bottled Water Expanded its Production

Peru Successes: Cris Vida’s Bottled Water Expanded its Production

The Cris Vida “natural” mineral water processing and bottling plant was located on the edge of San Marcos, Peru.  Owner Eduardo had already built this facility and been selling large bottles of water to a few “corporate” customers. However, he told his visitors that...
Peru Successes: Clarita’s Mix Built New Mill

Peru Successes: Clarita’s Mix Built New Mill

Clarita’s Mix, a cereal mill owned by a farmers’ cooperative is in the San Marcos area about 45 minutes outside of Cajamarca, Peru.  The original co-op was started years earlier by Caritas (an international NGO) to mill, package and sell barley, wheat and quinoa...
Honduras Successes: Ancient Indian Cocoa Grafted to Modern Cocoa

Honduras Successes: Ancient Indian Cocoa Grafted to Modern Cocoa

A major challenge for Honduras to move nearly 50% of its population out of poverty, is to increase its competitiveness in key areas while diversifying into other markets where it can leverage competitive advantages. Established only in 2003, TechnoServe Honduras is...