Fairtrade Mango Puree Factsheet

The Producers

The Asociación de Productores de Mango del Alto Piura (APROMALPI) was established in 1996, when a group of small mango producers in the district of Chulucabas, in the northern province of Morropón, in Peru, organised themselves into an association.

The association now includes 110 families and is seen as a great example for small producers in Peru.

The organisation was awarded the prestigious 'Day of the Farmers 2005' award for its region by the Peruvian government. 

The Board of Directors is democratically elected every three years.

How Fairtrade benefits the Producers

Most of the farmers have between two and three hectares on which to grow their mangoes; the smallest amount of land farmed by a grower is half a hectare.

Fairtrade has meant:

  • Technical assistance. The organisation supports small-scale farmers  with training and ensuring high quality control throughout the production process.
  • Market development. Agrofair has helped the Association  in exporting their products by giving access to new markets and has identified credit facilities.
  • Involvement of women. The women in the community play their part by helping with administration, taking part in training courses, taking care of the nursery and participating in the general assembly which meets three or four times a year. 
  • The quality of life, food, education and homes are getting better thanks to being integrated into AgroFair and Fairtrade.
  • Improved earnings. The farmers now earn around twice as much for the mangoes they sell as Fairtrade as they do for fruit sold on the conventional market.
  • Improved Facilities. They have just finished building a new packing station.  This includes coolrooms, put in place with the help of AgroFair Assistance and Development, which help to maintain the quality of the fruit before it is exported.

How Fairtrade benefits the Environment

Apromalpi’s growers are using fewer chemicals on the farms. 

Some of the association’s members have converted to organic production.


Mangoes ripening