Café Selva Norte, Coffee, Peru

Café Selva Norte SAC (CSN) is a Peruvian specialty coffee company established in 2018 as a joint venture between four local coffee cooperatives and Urapi, a Canadian impact fund. CSN focuses on sourcing, pro­cessing, and exporting high-quality Arabica coffee to buyers in North America and Europe. Beyond trading, CSN actively sup­ports its smallholder suppliers by providing affordable agricultural inputs and extension services that promote agroforestry practices, which enhance productivity and climate resilience. These practices also generate carbon credits, providing smallholders with additional income and fostering long-term supplier loyalty. CSN operates a state-of-the-art dry mill, launched in 2021, and plays a central role in supporting farm-level transformation.

To support CSN’s growing operations and strengthen its supply chain, the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) provided USD 1 million in harvest capital. The financing is structured as a tripartite trade finance facility and is used to purchase coffee from smallholder farmers. The investment enables CSN to maintain steady procurement during harvest seasons, ensuring timely payments to producers and reinforcing its commitment to inclusive, climate-smart value chains.

The project is expected to support more than 3,600 smallholder farmers across 10 cooperatives through training aimed at improving productivity, quality, and trace­ability. It is also expected to diversify incomes through carbon credits and the sale of timber and honey, while promoting climate resilience through agroforestry systems across more than 8,000 hectares. Gender inclusion is expected to be strengthened, with nearly 800 female suppliers benefiting from equal access to finance and support. In addition, the project is expected to create around 50 new jobs and expand access to microcredit, thereby helping to reduce finan­cial barriers for smallholders.

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