{"id":36178,"date":"2025-07-04T07:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=36178"},"modified":"2025-07-04T07:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:56:30","slug":"catie-y-yara-refuerzan-su-alianza-para-el-cuido-de-la-coleccion-internacional-de-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/07\/04\/catie-y-yara-refuerzan-su-alianza-para-el-cuido-de-la-coleccion-internacional-de-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"CATIE and Yara strengthen their alliance for the care of the International Coffee Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Recognized by the FAO as a World Heritage, the collection has around 2,000 accessions and is the second largest in Latin America.<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>As part of the collaboration agreement with CATIE, the company Yara delivered a significant amount of fertilizers that will be used for the nutritional management of the International Coffee Collection, considered one of the most valuable in the world.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36181\" style=\"width:511px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA3_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>The International Coffee Collection at CATIE, established in 1949, is an invaluable genetic heritage that has played a fundamental role in the development of coffee varieties resistant to diseases, adapted to different climatic conditions, and promoting sustainability in coffee production. In this way, researchers and producers have been able to face the challenges affecting the global coffee sector.<\/p><p>Thanks to the alliance with Yara, the institution has managed to strengthen the nutritional management of the plants, improving their vigor, health, and, in some cases, even their productivity.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are very grateful because this allows us to provide an effective solution to the nutritional management of our collection, achieving stronger, healthier, and more vigorous plants. Although productivity is not the goal of a germplasm collection, we have also seen a significant increase, with the most recent harvest reaching almost 75% more than previous years, thanks to the optimal nutritional management we are now providing with Yara\u2019s products,\u201d highlighted William Solano S\u00e1nchez, genetic resources specialist at the Agroforestry and Coffee and Cocoa Genetic Improvement Unit (UAMGCC) of CATIE.<\/p><p><strong>Strategic Alliances<\/strong><\/p><p>For his part, Luis Diego Torres Guti\u00e9rrez, technical sales representative for Yara in the Central Valley, emphasized the importance of this contribution: \u201cFor us, it is an honor to participate in the preservation and maintenance of CATIE\u2019s International Coffee Collection, which is a global treasure. We have assigned our best products, with low carbon footprint and smart phosphorus, because we know they will help with the nutritional management of the crop. We feel truly identified with this cause.\u201d<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA2_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br>Recognized by the FAO as a World Heritage, the collection has around 2,000 accessions and is the second largest in Latin America. Its relevance lies not only in its size but also in the open access it offers to any producer, university, or research institute, by virtue of the agreement signed in 2006 with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.<\/p><p>For example, CATIE\u2019s F1 hybrids, such as Milenio, Centroamericano, and Esperanza, are examples of innovative responses to the modern challenges of coffee production. These varieties, developed from the International Coffee Collection, stand out for their high productivity, disease resistance, and exceptional cup quality.<\/p><p>For these and many other reasons, CATIE deeply thanks Yara for this contribution, which keeps the collaboration agreement active and strengthens mutual support for the care and protection of this collection, essential for the future of coffee worldwide.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CATIE-y.YARA4_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br>William Solano Sanchez<br>Specialist in Plant Genetic Resources<br>Agroforestry Unit and Genetic Improvement of Coffee and Cocoa<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:wsolano@catie.ac.cr\">wsolano@catie.ac.cr<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong><br>Esteban Rodr\u00edguez Zamora<br>Communicator<br>Information Technology and Communication<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr\">esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En el marco del convenio de colaboraci\u00f3n que mantiene con el CATIE, la empresa Yara hizo entrega de una importante cantidad de fertilizantes que ser\u00e1n destinados al manejo nutricional de la colecci\u00f3n internacional de caf\u00e9, considerada una de las m\u00e1s &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":36180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36178"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36185,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36178\/revisions\/36185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}