{"id":36898,"date":"2025-08-25T14:22:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=36898"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:22:35","slug":"personas-productoras-se-capacitan-en-caficultura-sostenible-como-parte-de-la-iniciativa-ecoffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/08\/25\/personas-productoras-se-capacitan-en-caficultura-sostenible-como-parte-de-la-iniciativa-ecoffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Producers receive training in sustainable coffee farming as part of the ECOFFEE initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Workshop jointly organized with INA brought together 75 people in Cartago, Costa Rica.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The National Center for Organic Agriculture of the National Learning Institute (INA) in Cartago, Costa Rica, hosted a workshop on sustainable coffee farming as part of the ECOFFEE initiative, led by CIRAD (French Agricultural and International Development Research Center for Sustainable Development in Tropical and Mediterranean Regions) and supported by CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center).<\/p><p>The workshop was attended by 75 participants, including coffee growers, INA students, and representatives of the organizing institutions. The activity served to present the results of a diagnostic process on the current situation of pesticide-free coffee production in Costa Rica, highlighting the obstacles and opportunities for reducing pesticide use.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE2-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br>In addition, a roundtable discussion was held on the future of sustainable coffee farming in Costa Rica, with the participation of Gabriela Soto, president of the organic certification agency EcoLOGICA; Manuel Oviedo, consultant on sustainability and coffee quality; Pablo Granados, manager of the Granados organic farm; and Luis Zamora, coordinator of the Sustainable Production Program of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) in the Central Western region.<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" data-id=\"36902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE3-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" data-id=\"36903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE4-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>Subsequently, a series of workshops was developed on topics mentioned by coffee growers as opportunities for knowledge or as challenges in sustainable production. The first of these addressed shade management in coffee plantations, led by Elias de Melo and Mariano Naranjo, CATIE technicians in the Transforma-Innova program. Organic coffee fertilization was the topic presented by Eduardo Ag\u00fcero and Eduardo Cadet, professors at INA, while Rolando Chac\u00f3n, an industrial engineer at the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE), shared information on coffee processing with low GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions.<\/p><p>In a second round of workshops, Eduardo Ag\u00fcero, Eduardo Cadet, and Karla Ruiz from INA presented on organic pest control, while Daniel Fern\u00e1ndez and William Solano, technicians from CATIE, presented on coffee varieties.<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ECOFFEE5-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p><p>\u201cThe ECOFFEE initiative seeks to co-develop strategies that reduce pesticide use throughout the coffee value chain. The participation of coffee farmers, the first link in this chain, is essential. This workshop was an opportunity to highlight the efforts of producers who have already done a lot to grow without pesticides, and we hope that, with the complementary contributions of this event, more synergies can be generated,\" said Bertille Patault, research assistant at CIRAD.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoffee-initiative.org\/es\">ECOFFEE<\/a>\u00a0is an initiative coordinated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirad.fr\/en\">CIRAD<\/a> and funded by a consortium of coffee roasters from both Europe and the United States (Ecom, Illy, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), Luigi Lavazza, Paulig Finland Ltd, Nestl\u00e9, Starbucks, and Tchibo), which seeks to develop strategies for the gradual reduction of synthetic pesticide use in order to achieve a more sustainable value chain for this crop.<\/p><p>Through activities such as this workshop, the initiative promotes cooperation between institutions and producers seeking a more sustainable future for coffee farming in Costa Rica, strengthening the commitment to responsible agriculture and protection of the natural environment.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/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 class=\"translation-block\"><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Bertille Patault<br>Research Assistant<br>CIRAD<br><a href=\"mailto:bertille.patault@cirad.fr\">bertille.patault@cirad.fr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p>Alejandro Portilla Navarro<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:alejandro.portilla@catie.ac.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alejandro.portilla@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Centro Nacional Especializado en Agricultura Org\u00e1nica del Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA), en Cartago, Costa Rica, fue el escenario de un taller sobre caficultura sostenible llevado a cabo en el marco de la iniciativa ECOFFEE, liderada por CIRAD (Centro &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":36899,"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-36898","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\/36898","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\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36906,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36898\/revisions\/36906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}