Women shone at Ficafé Ayacucho-Vraem 2022

The important role that women are achieving in the productive chain of the coffeeand the commitment to redouble multisectoral work conscientiously to increase its consumption and export, are the main qualitative results of the recent International Fair of Specialty Coffees-FICAFÉ Ayacucho-Vraem 2022.

During the fair meeting, held in the land of María Parado de Bellido, our pro-independence martyr, women dedicated to coffee gained notoriety. The coffee grower Blanca Flor Córdova Jiménez won first place in the Cup of Excellence Peru 2022, with her coffee of the geisha variety, the same one that obtained 90.39 points in tasting, among the 40 classified samples, of the 211 – presented to this annual competition.

Thanks to this award, Blanca Flor’s coffee, which is grown at 1,870 meters above sea level on the La Bola farm, in the province of San Ignacio, Cajamarca, will be better valued in the national and international markets.

Jhosseline Benites is another woman gaining authority in the world of coffee. She reached first place in the National Barista Championship. She will represent us at the World of Coffee, an important annual meeting of coffee in the world, to be held in Athens, Greece, from June 22 to 24, 2023.

And as if that were not enough, the second and third places were also occupied by women, Jeraldine Torres and Diana Landeo, respectively, prevailed in the art of preparing coffee with various ingredients. The three of them are now the teachers of teachers.

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HIGH COFFEE IN HUANCAVELICA

For those who still did not know, in Huancavelica, at more than 2,200 meters above sea level, coffee is also grown, and a good one. For this reason, the great surprises of the meeting were Relinda Chávez, from the “Paraíso” brand, Ubidia Cuadros, with “Isko Rumi”, and Hortencia Victoria Berrocal, with “Puquiopampa”.

The province of Tayacaja, located in the Vraem, is the area where they dedicate themselves with their families to the production of specialty coffees. Hortencia Victoria Berrocal, ranked fifth in the Cup of Excellence with 89.66 points. Her coffee is from the “Puquiopata” estate, located at 2,200 meters above sea level.

Relinda, of the “Paraíso” brand, already holds the recognition for the best coffee producer at the Summun 2022 Awards. And, with no time to lose, the business roundtable held at the recent FICAFÉ was barely over, one of its buyers took 50 kilos of his coffee, quoted at 35 soles per kilogram.

“Ayacuchanos should feel proud because we have carried out the largest FICAFE in history. More than 250 exhibition stands, presence of all the special coffee producing areas of the country. All national and international institutions linked to the coffee chain have participated. But it has not only been the largest and with the greatest historical participation, but also the most complete”noted the regional governor of Ayacucho, Carlos Rúa Carbajal.

The activities of this recent FICAFÉ 2022 were intense. In addition to the 250 exhibition stands – sale with the participation of coffee growers, service providers and machinery, the I International Coffee Congress, the Gastronomic Tourism Symposium in the Ayacucho Region, and Latte Art cooking demonstrations were held.

The V National Tasters Championship was won by Junior Zanabria Alfaro, who will represent us at the World Cup Tasters Championship, in Greece. Second place was occupied by Mariel Anyosa, and third, by Jhon Jiménez.

VRAEM RECOVERS IMAGE

Another value that this version of FICAFÉ 2022 has provided is the beginning of recovery of the image of the inhabitants of the Vraem, demonstrating that there are a good number of small specialty coffee producers who are making their way to turn this crop into the future of their families. .

ENCOURAGING FIGURES

This qualitative balance of the FICAFÉ 2022 fair is equal, in importance, to the economic result of the event, due to the encouraging figures in projected business generated, with a total of 56 million soles, which can be divided into: 1 million 250 thousand soles in direct sale; 3 million 750 thousand soles for economic movement in the city (accommodation, transportation, food, tourism, souvenirs; 13 million 600 thousand soles for international business conference (organized by PROMPERÚ); 32 million 700 thousand soles for national business conference (organized by PRODUCE and the CCL) and, among others, 3 million 200 thousand soles, for the Cup of Excellence auction.

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