CATIE welcomed a delegation from PROMECAFE and GIZ to discuss coffee cultivation topics

• They discussed the Scientific Congress celebrating the 75th Anniversary of CATIE’s International Coffee Collection, which will address the latest developments in coffee cultivation and exportation.
  
  

On September 27, the Director General of CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), Luis Ernesto Pocasangre, welcomed Américo Herrera from GIZ; Lars Gottschalk from PROMECAFE-GIZ; and Daniel Dubon, Executive Secretary of PROMECAFE, to discuss the upcoming Scientific Congress for the 75th Anniversary of the International Coffee Collection, titled: The State of the Art of Coffee Production in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

During this meeting, the three organizations highlighted the importance of CATIE’s F1 hybrid coffee varieties, which have been distributed primarily throughout Central America. They also emphasized CATIE’s role in the development of Costa Rica’s Coffee NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) under the TRANSFORMA-INNOVA project, funded by GIZ and IKI, of the German Government.

Additionally, together with William Solano, CATIE's specialist in plant genetic resources and agrobiodiversity, they discussed the region's interest in F1 hybrids, which feature traits such as resistance to coffee rust, high productivity, excellent cup quality, tolerance to abiotic stress factors (such as drought, excessive moisture, high and low temperatures), and their ability to adapt to lower altitudes, below 100 meters above sea level.

At the Scientific Congress, which will be held from December 3 to 5, PROMECAFE and GIZ will present on European Economic Community regulations for coffee exportation, as well as the good agricultural practices necessary for exporting this crop.

Join the celebration of the 75th anniversary of CATIE’s International Coffee Collection

The congress, to be held at CATIE’s campus in Costa Rica, will include two days of keynote lectures from international experts and a day of coffee cupping competition, as well as a visit to the International Coffee Collection. Additionally, the guest of honor will be Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin, World Food Prize Laureate 2024.

The congress, to be held at CATIE’s campus in Costa Rica, will include two days of keynote lectures from international experts and a day of coffee cupping competition, as well as a visit to the International Coffee Collection. Additionally, the guest of honor will be Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin, World Food Prize Laureate 2024.

You can be a part of it and have the opportunity to learn from more than 20 experts from four continents; register today here: https://congresocafe.catie.ac.cr/.