Olam Superfoods, a supplier of processed quinoa and chia and part of Olam Food Ingredients, has produced its first sustainability report, outlining progress on positive impact created for farmers and communities in Peru.

The Olam Superfoods, Peru Sustainability Report shares how Olam has performed on its main focus areas locally since 2018. Key milestones include:

• Farmer training initiatives: educated over 350 farmers in organic methods each year and in 2020, helped over 2,500 farmers achieve third-party certification. 
• Health and nutrition programmes engaged over 1,100 children in the past two years.
• Public-private partnerships: helped over 500 farmers gain access to infrastructure, funding, and technical assistance for organic quinoa production.
• COVID-19 relief: provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 26% of farmers registered on AtSource+ for their post-harvest activities, hygiene kits to 18 farmer groups, handwashing stations to 50 farming communities as well as sensitisation campaigns on good hygiene practices.

Biswajeet Singh, general manager, Olam Superfoods, said, "The appetite for on-trend superfoods like quinoa and chia has grown with consumers' awareness around healthy eating. There is also a strong interest in provenance, which means we need to be transparent about how we are bringing these foods to market in a responsible way that benefits the producers, their communities and the surrounding landscapes."