MEDELLIN, Colombia – The First World Coffee Producers Forum met in the city of Medellin, Colombia, on July 12, 2017, and considering that profitability of coffee farming in many producing countries faces a critical situation, even going through periods of losses, due to different factors such as …
MANIZALES, Colombia – Alfredo Nuno’s morning ritual has been the same for the past 18 years: Wake up, grind coffee beans, pour the grounds into a coffee press, let them steep in water, take a sip – and feel the past and present rise up and meet. It’s a humbling moment, he said on a recent morning.
MEDELLIN, Colombia – The first ever World Coffee Producers Forum wrapped up in one of the world’s top coffee producing countries, Colombia. Experts from over forty countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, addressed sustainability challenges to this globally important crop.
MEDELLIN, Colombia – The executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) José Sette said on Tuesday that he was "concerned" about global coffee supplies over the next five years because of low prices and climate change. "In many countries, prices are not considered remunerable ...
BOGOTA – Colombia will be this week in the spotlight of the global coffee industry, starting by the producers, who will be the protagonists. Few times, since the end of the International Coffee Agreement between coffee-producing and consuming countries in 1989, when the market was liberalized ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – President Bill Clinton, the Founder of the Clinton Foundation & 42nd President of the United States, will address the World Coffee Producers Forum, which will be held in Medellin, Colombia, on July 10-12, 2017. President Clinton, whose global work in Africa, Latin America, and around the world has been instrumental in the fight ...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – The First World Coffee Producers Forum, to be held in Medellín, Colombia, from July 10 to 12, will be opened by the expert and leader in sustainable development Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs as keynote speaker. The program of the ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced 901,000 60-kg bags in May, a 22.5% decrease compared to the nearly 1.2 million 60-kg bags produced in May 2016. This fall was the result of the heavy rains of 2017's first half, which significantly delayed flowerings.
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia – The Manos al Agua-Intelligent Water Management (IWM) Program, implemented by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) with the support of different strategic partners ...