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Lawrence Rubey USAID MD together with Eduardo Amorrortu, President of the Exporters Association (ADEX), Ricardo Huancaruna, Chief of Coffee and Cacao Committee of ADEX, and Alberto Otárola, head of National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs (DEVIDA) inaugurated the Cocoa and Coffee Pavillion at the Expoalimentaria.

Expoalimentaria is the largest trade show in Peru and South America focused in the food industry and is expected to generate business for US $ 800 millions.
The Cocoa and Coffee pavilion featured farmers, cooperatives, and projects receiving alternative development assistance from USAID and DEVIDA.