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FNC warns coffee producers against CBB during El Niño
Antioquia, Caldas, Huila, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima and Valle del Cauca are the departments reporting the highest incidence of CBB. Bogotá, March 4, 2016 (FNC Press Office) – The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) urged coffee…
From Japan to coffee farms in Huila
As every year, Japanese experts attended in Colombia the International Training Course for Mild Coffee Quality Control Specialists, hosted by the FNC and Almacafé. Visiting three coffee farms in Gigante, Timaná and Acevedo, in the Huila dep…
The FNC Extension Service refocuses work on coffee growers’ profitability
In line with the new FNC guidelines, the Extension Service, which provides continued support and technical assistance to coffee growers, will focus on increasing even further the productivity of crops by improving agronomic variables clearl…
2015 Colombian coffee production is the highest in last 23 years
Coffee production grew 83% in last 4 years, from 7.7 million in 2012 to 14.2 million 60kg bags in 2015. In this entry, see coffee production for different months along 2015.
8th IWCA Convention comes to an end with important results
With representatives from 30 countries, the event co-hosted by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation is deemed a success Bogotá, October 16, 2015 (FNC Press Office) – With representatives from 30 countries, the 8th International Wom…
El Niño hits Colombian coffee farming
Nearly 18% of estimated harvest in the second half of 2015 will be compromised in one way or another by poor rainfall. Bogotá, September 18, 2015 (FNC Press Office) – A thorough analysis by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation’s (F…
FNC plays a leading role in rural education for development
The educational model “Escuela Nueva” (New School), designed in the 1970s by Colombian teachers and widely applied in the rural sector, in particular in the coffee sector, has become a world reference. The “Escuela Nueva” (New School) model…
A new plant species discovered in Colombian coffee region
This new species, Amaioua Macrosepala, is found between 1700 and 2080 masl, in the central Andes mountain range. It is easily distinguished from all other species of Amaioua by its amazing leaf-like calyx sepals, from which its name derives…
Roberto Vélez is elected as new FNC CEO
Bogotá, August 12, 2015 (FNC Press Office) – After a rigorous selection process based on the principles of openness, suitability, transparency, impartiality, and democracy, Colombian coffee growers elected today Roberto Vélez as…