MINNEAPOLIS, U.S. – Cargill, in collaboration with the international nonprofit Solidaridad and the Colombian-based international trading company, C.I. Biocosta S.A., announced today a new palm oil smallholder sustainability program in Colombia aimed at improving agricultural practices and farmer livelihoods.
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 4.4 million 60-kg bags between January and April, a 4.8% increase compared to the 4.2 million bags produced between January and April 2016. As a result of delayed flowerings, coffee production in April dropped 20% ...
TORONTO – Single Cup Coffee Ltd. (SCC) is excited to announce the addition of new coffee flavors and X-BOLDs to the Barnie’s Coffee and Tea Co. (Barnie’s) collection. The two new flavors now available in the Barnie’s collection include: Hawaiian Kona Blend and Fair Trade Organic Colombian.
BOGOTA, Colombia – Seeking to strengthen ties with the world's leading coffee producer and exporter, executives of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) visited Brazil recently. Roberto Vélez, CEO of the FNC; Hernando Duque, the FNC Chief Technical Officer; Álvaro Gaitán, director of Cenicafé, and Juan Esteban Orduz ...
ARMENIA, Quindío, Colombia – At the international auction of the National Quality Competition “Colombia, Land of Diversity”, Mr. Chen Zhenhua, from Shangai, purchased Eduardo Villota's coffee at a top price of US$ 31 per pound. Mr. Villota's coffee was grown at Hacienda San Alberto, located in ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian coffee is known around the world – especially in the United States – the name Juan Valdez is synonymous with quality. The iconic farmer and his donkey Conchita were born out of a clever marketing campaign by the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) that created an icon out of the moustachioed ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 1.02 million 60-kg bags in March, an 8.1% increase compared to the 944,000 bags produced in the same previous month. Year-to-date production reached nearly 3.6 million bags.
BOGOTA, Colombia – The Coca-Cola Foundation, TechnoServe and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) announced yesterday they will work together to help 11,000 female coffee farmers in Colombia’s Antioquia region access important training, agricultural information and services.
TRIESTE, Italy – Franco Bazzara was decorated with the “Cavaliere Distinguido con la Orden del Escudo de Caldas” award. The governor Carlos Alberto Piedrahito Gutiérrez from the coffee Department of Caldas in Colombia recognized in Franco – owner at Bazzara Espresso together with his brother Mauro ...
MANIZALES, Colombia – Colombian coffee is known the world over as one of the highest-quality and widely available varieties. According to the International Coffee Organization, only two countries — Brazil and Vietnam — produce more, and Colombia has the prestigious distinction of only cultivating top-tier Arabica beans ...