IN COLOMBIA MORE THAN 30% OF THECOFFEE GROWERS ARE WOMEN.

BY: LUIS ALBERTO FIGUEROA
T.P. 0222 ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

In Colombia, 31% of coffee production is represented by women, that is, of the more than 500 thousand coffee-growing families, at least 163,271 are women dedicated to the cultivation and production of the grain.
For its part, Risaralda has a significant number of women dedicated to coffee growing.
It is estimated that approximately, of the 20 thousand coffee growers and 25,727 farms, at least six thousand women are dedicated to this work.
Although their role has historically been underestimated, women coffee farmers play a crucial role in every stage of coffee production, facing various challenges in their search for equality and recognition.
This was indicated by Maribel Llanos, president of the Association of Celianese Coffee Growers Women, Amcecafé.
In this way significantly to the country’s coffee growing.
For example, during the program to promote Women’s Coffee to the National Federation of Coffee Growers, more than 16 thousand 70kg saos have been sold to 19 clients around the world of coffees produced exclusively by women.
Some export directly to countries such as the United States, Japan, China and Middle Eastern countries, while others sell through Juan Valdez’s Café de Mujeres brand, a successful commercial alliance that has generated positive results, with a 33% increase in sales. raw material purchases in 2023 compared to 2022.