October 6, 2010

New Project Extension: Colombia—USAID Specialty Coffee Program

ACDI/VOCA has won a $2 million, 18-month extension to the USAID-funded Specialty Coffee Program. Acción Social, an entity of the Colombian government that coordinates social development programs, will contribute an additional $700,000 in funding.

The USAID Specialty Coffee Program will continue its activities to develop the Colombian specialty coffee sector’s value chain. Specific activities include working with indigenous communities within the Sierra Nevada area, partnering with the private company Nespresso in identified cluster coffee regions and strengthening the Colombian Association of Specialty Coffee.

The extension allows ACDI/VOCA to continue to provide smallholder Colombian coffee farmers with skills and capacities to improve coffee quality, increase incomes and connect to high-value markets.

Learn more about ACDI/VOCA’s work in Colombia.