American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado

Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) and INGO NCBA CLUSA are partnering on a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer grant. The main objective of the program is to generate sustainable and broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector worldwide. The program is based on a regional strategy for coffee, horticulture and the strengthening of cooperatives and rural enterprises.

This assignment is focused on assisting a cooperative in Peru on improving and developing a manufacturing plan for 600kg per hour cacao bean manufacture and 300 kg per hour cacao liquor manufacturing facility prioritization in as follows:

1) Design in collaboration with the cooperative team a startup plan of manufacturing facility 

2) Review plan design and equipment selection quotes and provide suggestions to improve them 

3) Train cooperative team on criteria to select suppliers for manufacturing facility and successful manufacturing facility operation flux

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