Castillo® varieties for Northern, Central and Southern zones
The development of varieties resistant to diseases such as rust or coffee berry disease (CBD) is one of Cenicafé’s main contributions to Colombian coffee growing. The three zonal varieties (Northern, Central and Southern) are the most recent on a long list.
With resistant varieties, coffee growers in Colombia save over USD 200 million a year given the non-use of fungicides, spraying equipment and labor to apply them, which improves their profitability.
Colombia, Castillo® (7 regional and 3 zonal), Tabi and Cenicafé1 are the resistant varieties developed and released by Cenicafé.