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World Coffee Producers Forum will become an organization
• Professor Jeffrey Sachs presented an outline of the study “Economic and Policy Analysis for Improving Smallholder Coffee Producers’ Incomes” commissioned by the Forum.• Coffee producers are concerned about devastating consequences of curr…
With rust-resistant varieties, Colombian coffee growers save over $200 million a year
This value is equal to coffee rust control costs, including fungicides, labor and equipment. The saving contributes to profitability of producers. Bogotá, March 23, 2018 (FNC Press Office) – Thanks to varieties resistant to disea…
Colombian coffee production closes at 14.2 million bags
Coffee production in December increased 18% compared to the same month in 2016. Coffee exports increased 2% in 2017.
Assisted harvesting & rust resistance advances are shown to coffee growers
Institutional work led by the FNC Technical Division, including Cenicafé (the R&D arm), seeks to optimize harvesting, reduce labor costs, and continue protecting Colombian coffee crops from diseases. Manizales, Caldas, December 6, 2017…
A Cauca coffee lot is sold at $20.25/lb at international auction
The lot, produced by Edgar Moreno on the farm “Los 3 Edgaritos”, captivated participants of international auction “Colombia, Land of Diversity (Mid-Harvest).” Bogotá, October 20, 2017 (FNC Press Office) – In an exciting bid, a coffee l…
‘Colombia is the country with the greatest diversity of coffee flavors’- FNC CEO
Over 100 exhibitors from the production and commercial coffee chain will participate in Cafés de Colombia Expo 2017. The XII Colombian Barista Championship, the VII National Cup Tasters Championship, and the II National Brewers Cup will tak…
First World Coffee Producers Forum plots roadmap to deal with common challenges
An Action Plan to be developed with specific goals, the conduction of an independent study, and the creation of a Committee with wide representation of different links of the global coffee chain stand out among the final resolutions adopted…
Fair trade is not doing enough for coffee. – Jeffrey Sachs
A pound of coffee gives about 25 cups; at a price of US$ 1.25 a pound, coffee producers receive barely 5 cents per cup of coffee.If consumers paid an extra 5¢ per cup of coffee, farmers would receive twice what they receive today. “A small…
Coffee is an anchor for rural development. – Bill Clinton
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos recognized the FNC’s efforts towards a higher income for coffee producers and its fostering of social development in rural Colombia. Medellín, Colombia, July 11, 2017 – During his participation in the…