What does Colombia’s Rural Development Agency do?
The Rural Development Agency (ADR, by its Spanish acronym) is the entity responsible for promoting rural and agricultural development in Colombia from a territorial and inclusive approach, led by Cesar Pachón, agricultural engineer. ADR’s mission is to guarantee access to goods and services resulting from Agrarian Reform and Comprehensive Rural Development; to dignify peasant labor by providing incentives for short-circuit crop marketing through public procurement, access to international markets, participation in international trade fairs, and the building of strategic alliances. ADR supports farm producers in making their rural businesses a reality and strengthens their associations so that food can be purchased at fair prices, helping to close the gap between large and small producers.
- CENCOIC – Central Cooperativa Indígena del Cauca
- Special and organic coffee, from the collective work of 2930 families from 19 indigenous reserves in the department of Cauca.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cauca
- COSURCA – Cooperativa del Sur del Cauca
- Organic coffee from the Colombian Massif, developed with sustainable agriculture production and solidarity-based marketing, since 1993, benefiting 1,500 families of small producers.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cauca
- SurCafé – Asociación de Productores de Café de Sucre y Cauca
- Ecological, high-quality coffee with chocolate and orange notes, made by a small association of peasant producers in the resilient territories of the Colombian Massif.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cauca
- Café El Turpial – Asociación de Caficultores de Café Especial de Cumbitara
- In Cumbitara, where the Andes mountains converge, lies El Turpial, a resilient farm, committed to producing exceptional quality coffee, awarded the Best Cup of Nariño 2023.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Nariño
- Global Cafes – Cooperativa Regional de Cafés Especiales
- We believe in differentiated coffee flavors, sustainability, and fair pricing. The craftsmanship behind our Huila department specialty coffee creates a unique experience for our clients.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Huila
- Asouribe – Asociación Ambientalista de Productores, Agro-Industrializadores y Comercializadores Agropecuarios del Tolima
- Our mission is clear and powerful: to offer coffee of exceptional quality that honors the work and spirit of small-scale producers from northern Tolima.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Tolima
- Asocalm – Asociación Campesina en Agricultura Limpia de Morales
- Asocalm peasant farmers from Morales, Cauca, harvest 140 tons of top-grade coffee annually, grown, processed and packaged in their own facilities, with clean agriculture methods.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cauca
- COOMFIAR – Cooperativa Multiactiva del Macizo Colombiano
- Our Colombian Massif cooperative promotes agro-environmental and agroecological practices in coffee cultivation, with an emphasis on water conservation and soil restoration.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cauca
- Jibusu Kape Café Colibrí
- Our consumers are not just tasting artisanal and specialty coffee but experiencing the story of a community that weaves together fair-trade values and quality of life.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Antioquia
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- Kúma Café
- The producers behind Kúma brand pursue the continuity of the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a sacred territory safeguarded by them as the “Heart of the World”.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cesar
- Semilla Nativa Indígena (Coffee)
- Coffee cultivated by Indigenous communities in Colombia, honoring their ancestral roots, deep connection to Mother Earth and traditional knowledge systems.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cundinamarca
- Ayni Café
- Our coffee is cultivated at Finca El Diamante, in the municipality of Bruselas, Huila, where we develop an educational project to train children in coffee production and commercialization.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Huila
- Asicafé – Asociación Indígena de Cafeteros Resguardo Cañamomo Lomaprieta
- We specialize in high-quality roasted coffee under our own brand, Café Lomaprieta, embodying a deep respect for Mother Earth and the spirit of our Indigenous heritage.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Caldas
- Café Excelso – Asociación de Autoridades Arhuacas de la Sierra Nevada
- This top-quality organic coffee is cultivated by Arhuaco indigenous people in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with a unique, authentic flavor, that reflects the purity of its origin.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Cesar
- Chocolate Colombia
- Cacao-producing regions of northern Antioquia brought together in this organization to offer the best cacao to export, with an annual processing capacity of 800 tons.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Antioquia
- Aprocal – Cacao orgánico
- A 21-year-old organization, with 968 cultivated hectares, 57 of which are certified in organic cacao for United States, Europe and Switzerland.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Huila
- ARCHOCOL – Asociación de Cacaoteros y Artesanos Chocolateros de Colombia
- This family business, certified chocolatiers and cacao tasters, is dedicated to reviving an ancient tradition of artisanal craftsmanship, transforming fine cacao into specialty products.
- Country: Colombia
- Department: Norte de Santander
- Mesa Nacional Cacaotera de Colombia
- Our brand, Chocolate La Hoz, made from carefully selected regional cacao, strengthens the local economy of 160 cacao-producing families and contributes to peacebuilding.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Nariño, La Guajira, Cesar, Norte de Santander
- CoopCacao – Cooperativa Multiactiva Agropecuaria de Cacaocultores de Arauca
- From Saravena, Arauca, CoopCacao brings together the dedication and passion of cacao-growing families committed to fostering a fair, sustainable, identity-driven production model, as an alternative to illicit crops.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Arauca
- Coomprocar – Cooperativa Multiactiva de Producción y Comercialización Agropecuaria de Arauquita
- Founded in 1985, this cooperative brings together over 140 peasant families from Arauca department, committed to quality and sustainability of cacao production and specialty products.
- Country: Colombia
- Departament: Arauca
Los Güipas
Los Güipas del Café are a group of children who proudly represent their municipality, Acevedo (Huila Department), promoting the region’s coffee-growing tradition. Through learning, they explore and share both the theoretical and practical aspects of coffee preparation.
This initiative represents a generational shift in rural areas and is supported by parents, small business owners, and the local scout group.
Salomé
Salomé Ruiz-Lasso, better known as ‘La Chapolerita’, is Colombia’s youngest coffee grower. She and her family arrived in Pitalito (Huila Department), where they founded Finca Shekinah in 2021 and began their journey in the world of coffee.
Despite her young age, Salomé has participated in various fairs and industry events, showcasing her talent as a barista—especially with the V60 method—and the outstanding quality of her coffee. She even managed to auction a pound of coffee at the highest recorded price in the country. Today, Salomé dreams of creating a chain of cafés to open up opportunities for other rural child entrepreneurs.
Colombian Delegation. Coffee and cacao growers tour downtown Helsinki, where the Helsinki Coffee Fest is taking place.
Coffee and cacao growers showcase their products in Helsinki.
Colombian Delegation in Helsinki Coffee Fest
