Colombia exports between 92% and 93% of its national coffee production

(Agraria.pe) Coffee cultivation is a representative symbol of Colombian culture inside and outside the country. Colombia, as an origin, is emblematic for the coffee industry at a global level. To the point that it has managed to position itself in the market as a guarantee of quality. Curiously, the coffee consumed in Colombia, for the most part, differs quite a bit from the idea of quality that is held in other parts of the world. This is not only due to the agro-export model that, in a way, deprives the domestic market of quality coffee, but also to the fact that a large part of the beans consumed are imported. Robeiro López is a food engineer, third-generation coffee grower and co-founder of Culture Coffee, a company dedicated to the international marketing of green and roasted coffee. He states that “coffee consumption in Colombia has been increasing. In fact, an important catalyst for this was the pandemic. The versatility of consumption growth has also allowed other types of ...