Abstract

Objective and purpose of the study: The objective of the investigation was to determine the economic impact of the organic certification of coffee (Coffea arabica) in the associated coffee growers of the Agricultural Cooperative "Alta Montaña" in the province of Rodríguez de Mendoza, Amazonas region-Peru.

Materials and methods: The research was carried out using a survey diagnosis method and the validation of interviews for a finite population of 108 producers from a total of 150 associated coffee growers. For this, a questionnaire provided by Aguilera (2012) was used and adapted according to the parameters of national and international instruments of the certifying bodies of organic coffee production.

Results: The study determined that the index of the economic impact of the organic certification of coffee is 96, 30% which turns out to be higher than the minimum limit established to be positive (76%).

Conclusions: Organic certification of coffee provides a positive economic impact to the cooperative coffee growers.