The Incredible Life Story of Ines Aviles Flores - Cashewnut Farmer.
This is an exciting time for our cashew nut partners from APRAINORES in El Salvador. This year the cashew nut harvest is delayed. Cold wet winter weather caused the trees to flower late yet they are hopeful that 2010 is going to be a successful year for them. Last year they broke even and celebrated with a trip to the beach and a food hamper for all their workers in their factory. This year their dreams are to build a canteen in the factory and get their solar panels up and running.
Aprainores is a cooperative located two hours from the capital (a four hour round trip that the coop manager knows all to well) and is by the Lempa River. This small cooperative of only 60 members is isolated and has had to overcome many obstacles to export its fabulous tasting organic cashew. Many would have thought its dream was unrealistic; Equal Exchange however saw this opportunity as the perfect example of what can be achieved by Fair trade!
Click here to read Ines Avile Flores' incredible story...
“What follows is a story from one woman from this cooperative, a voice that would have remained silent if it wasn't for Fairtrade and the opportunities that it has brought to her.”
