Native community of Ucayali achieved a commercial agreement to sell more than 10 TM of cacao from conserved forests.

The native community Santa Clara de Raimondi, located in the province of Atalaya, in Ucayali, reached a commercial agreement with the Agrarian Industrial Cooperative Atalaya that ensures the supply of approximately 10 tons of conventional, pesticide-free dry cocoa for the 2026 campaign. This agreement will have a direct economic impact on nearly 70 families of the community. Through the Agricultural Producers Committee "Kanka Yami", the indigenous Asheninka–Yine community obtained this important result within the framework of the First Atalaya Business Round 2025, held from December 11 to 13. The event brought together more than 26 native communities from the province, producers of cocoa, coffee, bananas, and crafts, as well as commercial companies from the region. "The agreement obtained by the Santa Clara de Raimondi community represents a concrete opportunity to strengthen the communal family economy, promote the inclusion of their products in sustainable value chains, and ...