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Technical Assistance as Climate Action: Inside Workshops Promoted by AIV in Peru

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Tuesday, 07th July 2026

By Paula Perrelli dos Anjos



Across the Junín and Pasco regions of Peru, Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV) has spent the past months working closely with 5 coffee cooperatives to strengthen their technical capacity in climate‑smart agriculture. These agroforestry workshops are more than training sessions. They are part of a broader effort to build resilient agricultural systems in one of the world’s most vulnerable forest landscapes.


Agroforestry is now recognised as essential to global food security. The World Bank warns that food systems emit one‑third of all greenhouse gases, drive biodiversity loss and consume 70% of the planet’s freshwater. To meet the Paris Agreement goals, a better agriculture system is non-negotiable. For Peru’s coffee sector, where 60% of production goes to Europe, new regulations such as the EUDR are already reshaping farming practices.


This is where AIV’s technical assistance becomes transformative. Led by Henry Sandoval, Nature‑Based Solutions and Carbon Specialist, and Verónica López de la Lama, Impact and ESG Lead, the workshops introduce cooperatives to agroforestry systems tailored to their territories and aligned with emerging carbon methodologies. Henry’s expertise (grounded in forestry engineering, environmental science and his own family’s coffee‑farming background) guides spatial analysis, deforestation‑risk monitoring and interventions that support low‑emission agriculture.


His portfolio analysis helps identify risks that might otherwise go unnoticed, equipping the Investment Committee with stronger information. He also monitors indicators that prevent potential deforestation, ensuring partners comply with sustainability and deforestation‑free commitments.


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Across full‑day sessions with Cemcavir, Cepro Yanesha, Tropical Products, Sanchirio Palomar and other partners, like La Campiña , the AIV team shares practical strategies to restore soils, diversify crops and integrate trees into coffee landscapes. For cooperatives where most members grow coffee, agroforestry offers a pathway to higher productivity, climate resilience and long‑term carbon opportunities.


But the workshops also strengthen organisations so they can lead their own transition.


“Mobilising capital is not enough,” Henry explains. “We need to build the technical capacity of producer organisations so they can adopt low‑emission, fair and equitable agriculture.”

Ultimately, these workshops reflect AIV’s broader mission: to be more than a financial institution. By investing time, expertise and trust, the company aims to improve the quality of life of producer organisations, their members and their families, proving that sustainable agriculture can be both viable and profitable.


“Our Technical Assistance Facility is a key differentiator,” says Aldo Soto, AIV’s Co‑founder and Managing Director. “We are becoming increasingly specialised in delivering TA for the Amazon bioeconomy, from agroforestry design to ESG strengthening.”

AIV has already been selected for UK PACT projects and continues expanding this capability across the region. Through capacity building and knowledge management, AIV helps cooperatives manage natural resources more effectively and adopt agroforestry practices that are viable.



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