Colombia’s new program designed to deliver subsidies directly to coffee farmers went into effect Monday, but that might not be enough to ward off the second national industry strike this…
After Colombia’s disease-tortured coffee crop spurred buyers to turn to other regions, the Andean country known for its top quality Arabica exports is once again winning back its old clients.
The price of coffee has fallen to its lowest level since 2008, spurring an urgency meeting between Colombian coffee farmers and the government, local media reported on Thursday.
Colombia’s government is proposing a new system to deliver subsidies to coffee farmers in an attempt to avoid the second national industry strike this year.
Coffee farmers from western Colombia have sued the government, demanding an end to restriction of the production of lower-quality Colombian coffee and the import of foreign coffee of that quality,…
The Colombian government on Thursday convened a meeting with coffee farmers to avoid a proposed strike scheduled for August 19.
Colombia’s Finance Minister said on Wednesday that the government can not give more subsidies to the coffee farmers, who threaten to go on strike in August as promised subsidies were…
Colombia’s coffee farmers on Thursday announced to resume massive strikes that were suspended earlier this year after government concessions to help the iconic sector. According to the farmers, Bogota failed…
The Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers on Thursday announced that they have provided more $180 million in income support to coffee farmers in 21 of the country’s departments since the…