Introduction to the characteristics of Colombian Candinamaca small Farmer Coffee

Country of origin: Colombia

Region: Cundinamarca

Manor: smallholder farming

Breeds: Castillo, Iron Pickup, Colombia Species, Cadura

Treatment: Washing

Flavor: Brown sugar, green apple, sugar cane, green grape, honey

Cundinamarca

Coffee has been an integral part of the economic development of the Cundiamarca sector for more than a century. Coffee in the region is not just a crop. It is part of the social and cultural fabric of the region.

Cundiamarca coffee grows on the western slopes of the Andes in eastern Colombia. Here, coffee cultivation is renowned for its biodiversity, integration into local ecosystems and commitment of coffee producers in the sector. These ingredients helped fuel the popularity of Cundinamarca shadow coffee. The dense coffee beneath the native vegetation layers of the Andes demonstrates a regional philosophy of conservation and environmental sustainability.

Cundianmarca's coffee farms cover more than 43,000 hectares, 70 percent of which are planted under other tree species. The sector surrounds Bogotá, the capital of the country, with a population of more than 10 million people, spread throughout cities and bustling metropolitan areas. Even though Cundinamarca's farms are very close to the country's urban centers, they contrast with the aggressive conservation of Colombia's diverse ecosystems.

Sumapaz is a community of smallholder farmers in the eastern provinces of Sumapaz and Cundinamarca. Sumapaz Province is named after Paramo de Sumapaz (Paramo de Sumapaz), the world's largest moorland, hilly temperate steppe biome, which has been a protected Colombia National Nature Reserve since 1977. Magdalena and Orinoco. Mining projects have threatened forest and plateau ecosystems, but the people of neighbouring towns have ensured that the land becomes a protected national treasure and continue to protect this valuable natural resource.

More than 30,000 coffee-growing families live in Sumapaz, where fertile soil, low night temperatures, a sunny, pleasant climate and a haze allow coffee production to flourish.

Small farmers in the towns of Ubaque, Fomeque and Choachí in the Eastern Province own land and are committed to the careful labour required to produce quality products.

PROSERVICOL, Colombia Colombia Production and Service Center was established in 2012 to help Cundinamarca improve the viability of coffee production. Starting from farms around Finca La Primavera in Francisco Tamayo, Silvania, Proservitol ensures the quality of coffee by assisting in picking, drying and traceability so that families can stay on the farm and continue to act as stewards of the land.