en Toward a Dignified Life Opportunity in the Countryside Pertinent Rural Education Spreading hope through education. Photo: Cortesía OIMThis situation presents an urgent challenge to rural education as the main support for development in the field. In the first place, it is responsible for strengthening
en Coffee, a Culture that Identifies our Country In the present and previous edition, exceptional conditions and characteristicsof the coffee sector in the department of Nariño are presented, benefits that have positioned this product as one of the best special coffees
en “Not only men can do business” Deyanira Córdoba, 23, belongs to a family of coffee farmers in Tablón de Gómez, Nariño. As part of the Empowerment of Women Coffee Growers Project of Tablon de Gómez, under the economic empowerment
coffee Teamwork, a Strategy Strengthen Nariño’s Coffee Thanks to the wonders of teamwork, project ‘Fortalecimiento de la Cadena de Valor del Café de Alta Calidad del Departamento de Nariño’ (‘Strengthening the Value Chain of High Quality Coffee in the Department
en The Faces of Coffee José Antonio Gualguan was the winner of the 2010 Cup of Excellence with a cup score of 94.92 points, a score that has not been surpassed in the history of the contest
en The Best Soft Coffee in the World Café de Nariño, Designation of Origin The Nariño coffee is one of the best known, acclaimed and desired in the world. It is common that the name of our department is printed on bags of coffee that are sold
en The Arboleda Municipality, Heart of Coffee Tourism The municipality of Arboleda is embedded in the mountains of northern Nariño. From Berruecos Square, its municipal capital, you can appreciate the intense green color of the mountains, which produces an overwhelming sensation
Nariño A Rainbow of Memories and Youth Arcoíris en el asfalto San Juan de Pasto 2017. Foto por : Isis Madroñero.Colors divide and blur into chalk dust. Hands portray beams as the dance to the joyful beat of people’s
en Technology at the Service of the Agro industry and the Rural Development workers of the farm highlights the environmental and economic benefits of saving and recirculating the water of the Penagos equipment.In the municipality of Chachagüí, 40minutes away from Pasto, there is a model
en Coffee, the Albanite Pride Municipio de Albán, Nariño, ColombiaYolanda Gómez, the mayor of the Alban municipality, comes from a family of coffee farmers. “ I remember that at the end of the day, my father would get home
en Tecnicafé, the Dream of a New Coffee Production for Colombia and the World Panoramic view of Tecnicafe, in La Venta village, municipality of Cajibio, Department of Cauca. Photo: Archivo TecnicaféLocated in the village of ‘La Venta’ in the municipality of Cajibío, thirteen kilometers from the city
en Asprounión, Coffee Farmers With an Open, Dynamic, and Global Mind Set Juan Solarte Obando, is the village name of the municipality of La Unión, where 17 years ago the Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios de La Unión, Nariño, Asprounion (Association of Agricultural Producers of La
en Towards a Culture of Profitability in the Fields “The invitation to those who have knowledge in the cultivation of coffee is to replicate this with today’s youth" says Arcesio Pinchao Narváez, from Santa María, inthe municipality of Buesaco.The project
en Nariño Opens to the World, for a Sustainable, Shared and Inclusive Social Development Nariño is a department that is the producer of raw materials, with an insufficient marketing and industrialization system, where the State is the main generator ofemployment. At the same time, the Department has
en Germinar Foundation, the Dream of Equality in the Fields The Germinar Foundation stands out for implementing actions that promote integral human development and the reduction of poverty as ways to reach reconciliation, forgiveness and peace. They have found in the production of
en ‘Dulce Milagros’, a Coffee Grown by Women During the months of June and July, people reap the harvest of coffee trees. Farmers quarter their coffee farms with the hope that their work will be well compensated. Among them, women stand
en Coffee Wine, Story of an Idea The wine bottles are decorated with recyclable materials, for example, egg shells. Photo: Alcaldia de Albán / Cristian LedezmaFor more than 10 years, in the municipality of Albán, coffee wine has been commercialized. The
en Coffee Experts Look upon Buesaco The Cup of Excellence is a coffee tasting contest from the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, a global organization that conducts this type of competition in over 12 countries. In Colombia, the event has
en The Art of Preparing a Cup of Coffee “The barista is the last link in the coffee production chain." Jorge Patiño, professional barista and teacher of the SENA of tasting and barismo. The barista is the one who creates drinks
en The value of water in the world of coffe the workshop performed within the Female Coffee Grower Network and Empopasto highlighted the health benefits of drinking a cup of coffee prepared with quality coffee and water. Photo: Cortesía Empopasto.Water is at
