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Colombian coffee production rises 14.6% in January
Higher volume, coinciding with harvest peak, contributed to this rise. Exports in the same month rose 14.3% compared to January 2018.
Colombian coffee production remains stable in November
Last two months of the year are harvest peak in most of the country. Coffee exports rise 7.9% compared to the same month of 2017.
FNC launches innovative, portable coffee harvesting machine
The DSC18, which increases harvested volume on average by 50%, is the first selective coffee harvesting machine in the world, especially adapted to Colombian coffee farming conditions. Chinchiná, November 22, 2018 (FNC Press Office) –…
Coffee growers ask for shared responsibility from the global industry to solve price crisis
• Producers from Africa, Asia and Latin America sent a letter to leading roasters and other companies calling for immediate joint actions. • Among the intended recipients of the letter are companies such as Starbucks, Nestlé, Joh Johannson,…
ICO announces global campaign to warn consumers about coffee producers’ crisis
At the end of the 122nd session of the International Coffee Council (ICC); these meetings were attended by representatives of Colombian coffee growers, including members of the Steering and National Committees of Coffee Growers and the FNC…
The FNC presents new ecological coffee washing technology for small producers
It enables to wash coffee with less than 0.7 liters of water per kg of dry parchment coffee. Ecomill® LH-300 preserves the features of the Ecomill® technology, developed by Cenicafé to reduce water use in wet processing.
Cooperatives of coffee growers invest USD 14.3 million in social programs in 2017
With their 536 points of purchase, they apply the purchase guarantee, the public good most valued by coffee growers. Bogotá, June 13, 2018 (FNC Press Office) – In 2017, the country’s 33 cooperatives of coffee farmers allocated 42.1 bi…
FNC and USAID join efforts to promote specialty coffee, investment in production projects, and peace
A MoU was signed promote specialty coffee marketing, investment in production and transport infrastructure, and strengthening of producer associations to improve living conditions of coffee growers and help advance peace. Bogotá, May 29, 20…
Manos al Agua wins SCA Sustainability Award
The integrated water river basin management project is implemented by the FNC as part of a public-private partnership. Seattle, April 19, 2018 (FNC Press Office) – The Manos al Agua Project, implemented by the Colombian Coffee Growers…