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The public call aims to identify innovative proposals from entrepreneurs, research groups and / or companies to enhance the efficiency of Colombia's selective coffee harvest.

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September 06, 2017 08:29 ET | Source: Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia-Fondo Nacional del Caf é

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Bogota, Columbia, Sept. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-the Colombian Federation of Coffee growers (Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, FNC) recently called for a global solicitation programme to enhance the efficiency of selective coffee harvesting in Colombia.

The project, called "CoffeepickINN", aims to identify innovative proposals from entrepreneurs, research groups and / or companies to enhance the efficiency of selective coffee harvesting in Colombia.

The solicitation activity will be supported by Connect Bogota-Region. Connect Bogota-Region is an expert organization that promotes open innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer processes.

Roberto Velez, CEO of FNC, said: "through joint development and innovation, we hope to solve the problem of high labor costs in Colombia's coffee harvest, establish common value between supporters and FNC, in order to increase the profit space of producers."

Participants submitting proposals should note that in order to enhance the efficiency of coffee harvesting, their proposals need to address the different causes of the problem, including technical, agricultural, human and economic factors, in the light of the special circumstances of the coffee environment in Colombia.

Interested participants can browse www.coffeepickinn.com for details, registration forms, deadlines and other terms and conditions of the solicitation activity. The date of acceptance of registration and submission of proposals is from July 10 to September 29, 2017.

To attract participation, FNC has a wealth of cash and in-kind resources that will invest in solution development and implementation in Colombia through profitable and large-scale businesses or through partnerships and partnership agreements.

Targeted at entrepreneurs, companies and / or researchers

The solicitation campaign is aimed at groups of entrepreneurs, companies and / or researchers at the national and international levels who have the ideas, talents and technologies needed to address this challenge through scientific or technological innovation.

Entrepreneur group: natural and legal persons who are creating a new business or company.

Company: a legally established enterprise.

Research group: a researcher with a master's or doctorate degree in a university.

Solutions can be rolled out locally in other industries or as part of the research process, so supporters are encouraged to adapt their solutions to meet the challenges.