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Starbucks and USAID empower thousands of Colombian coffee farmer

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SEATTLE, U.S. – Coffee farmers in Colombia faced challenges maintaining their crops during the country’s 50-year civil war. An alliance between Starbucks and the U.S. Embassy, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) is now helping farmers refocus on their crops with an emphasis on coffee quality.
Climate

How Colombian coffee growers are adapting to a changing climate

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MEDELLÍN, Colombia – Although petroleum is easily Colombia's biggest export, the one more associated with Colombia is coffee. Coffee is both a point of pride and a significant economic driver for Colombia. Coffee cultivation employs approximately 570,000 families, providing 800,000 direct jobs and another 1.6 million indirect jobs ...
Coffee

Why coca leaf, not coffee, may always be Colombia’s favourite cash crop

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SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Chile – Colombia’s current peace process is facing numerous challenges. In a country that has suffered the worst impacts of the international drug war, one main dilemma is this: what to do with rural regions which have specialised in producing coca leaf, the main ingredient in one of the world’s most lucrative products?
Cocoa

In the face of Colombia’s coca boom, coffee & cocoa farming offer a remedy

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WASHINGTON, U.S. – Colombia, still in a delicate phase of its history as it struggles to revive from five decades of war, is seeing a dramatic rise in coca cultivation. According to an analysis by the Washington Office on Latin America, this coca boom could be the largest ever.
Market & Trade

Colombian coffee production rose 18% in February to 1.3 million bags

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BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 1.29 million 60-kg bags in February, an 18% increase compared to the 1.1 million bags produced during the same previous month. Year-to-date production reached nearly 2.6 million bags.
Companies

RGC Coffee Expands in Latin America with new Colombian subsidiary

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MONTREAL, Canada – RGC Coffee Inc. (RGC), a worldwide supplier of green coffee, announces its new subsidiary, RGC Americas. Based in Bogota, Colombia, RGC Americas will oversee quality, market intelligence and sustainability programs. Colombian based industry experts Steven Diaz and Angela Pelaez have been hired ...
Culture

A Journey to Colombia’s Coffee Belt, the northern reaches of the Andes

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MILAN – The New York Times has recently featured, in its Travel section, an interesting story, written by Gustave Axelson, about a journey to Colombia’s Coffee Belt. The article describes the everyday life of Colombian campesinos in the northern reaches of the Andes Mountains.
Associations

Towards achieving sustainability in the Colombian coffee industry by 2017

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CHINCHINÁ, Caldas – The collective construction of the code of conduct that will articulate the Café de Colombia sustainability standard is on its way. Representatives of the National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé), Almacafé, Buencafé, Procafecol, the Manuel Mejía Foundation, the Extension Service ...
Companies

Nespresso launches this month Aurora de la Paz Limited Edition

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Nespresso this month launches an extremely rare Limited Edition coffee from the lush region of Caquetá, Colombia, a coffee that has...
Climate

Jeffrey Sachs to be keynote speaker of the World Coffee Producers Forum

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BOGOTA, Colombia – The world-renowned professor, economist, sustainable development leader and bestselling author Jeffrey D. Sachs will be the keynote speaker of the 1st...
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