U.S. tariffs on Colombian agricultural exports, including coffee and flowers, threaten thousands of jobs, particularly for women in rural areas. The peso faces devaluation, and China may seize the opportunity to expand its influence as Colombia seeks alternative trade partners.
In Sardinata, Norte de Santander, local farmers have found archaeological artifacts of the Chitarero indigenous peoples, an extinct group that played a pivotal role in the early resistance against Spanish conquest.
The launch of two limited edition coffees that tribute the hard work of women in the coffee plantations of Huila is the latest venture of Café Soca.
The United Nations is monitoring closely Colombia’s response to food security should the country face a severe, or extended, El Niño.
Have you ever wondered what the best and most expensive Colombian coffee tastes like? Well, Domingo Torres, a former miner and Tsunami survivor has cultivated the best variety in the country.
Colombia is expecting bumper crop exports of its fresh cut flowers ahead of St.Valentine’s Day. Air cargo companies adding extra flights to meet global demand.
After the controversial report by FAO ranking Colombia as a “hunger hotspot,” the nation’s food banks claim the hunger situation is “critical.”
Bad weather in Colombia is contributing to production shortages of the country’s Arabica bean. Coffee prices spiking globally with supply disruptions.
Colombia’s largest chocolate maker will release a new Jet Album with proceeds from sales going to help the country’s cacao farmers.
Exports of Colombian Hass reached 58,000 tons in 2020 and surpassed other producing nations in supplying Europe.
Sustainable and wholesome agricultural practices are some of the ingredients for the success of Bogotá’s weekend Mercados Campesinos.
Environmentalists in Colombia are angered over the government’s 2020 shark fishing quotas.
Cafe? San Alberto is Colombia’s most awarded coffee and grown on an estate that can trace its lineage back three generations.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew has received the seeds of 50 plants native to Colombia, including three Espeletia, a frailejón from the páramos of Boyacá.
With the post-conflict, Colombia could join the ranks of leading cacao producers in the world. The appetite from homegrown chocolate is also growing.
Bogotá’s altitude offers plants plenty of light, but tends to dry them out fast. Here are some simple tips on high altitude gardening.