CECOVASA built a cupping laboratory at the central organic coffee storage facility and instituted a quality-control training program at the Peruvian Coffee Board’s cupping laboratory for workers in charge of storage and shipment. Cooperative volunteers installed a sewer system, and the cooperative contributed funds to the construction of a hydroelectric plant in nearby Tunquimayo, which supplies energy to the region. With Fair Trade funds, the cooperative was also able to purchase eight computers, five printers and three photocopiers for its office. It also invested in farming equipment including 40 de-pulping machines, 1,000 pruning saws, and three humidity scales to help maintain de-pulping machines in excellent conditions.
