COFFEE AS A MEGAPHONE OF PEACE
Meta is an isolated rural department that over the years has suffered the violence of the civil war and the spread of illegal coca cultivation. It enjoys an ancient coffee-growing tradition and in the production of high-quality coffee it has found the engine for rebirth.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Department of Meta
Mesetas, Lejanías, San Juan de Arama, El Dorado, Cubarral and El CastilloACTIVE SINCE
2015
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN 2025
1.097
AIM
Promoting peace and social stability in rural areas of Colombia through the development of the coffee supply chain, encouraging collaboration between communities and creating economic opportunities that contribute to reconciliation and overcoming divisions caused by conflict
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
RESULTS OBTAINED
246.408
Shade trees planted to support agroforestry systems
1.522.300
New coffee plants planted
+52%
Increase in productivity per hectare
33%
Of farms are managed by women
1.450
Hectares dedicated to the implementation of agroforestry systems
2.322
Hectares dedicated to biodiversity conservation and protection
+ 244
New farms involved in the agroforestry component
+ 1.000.000
New coffee plants
+ 95.000
Shade trees planted
93%
Farms have received Rainforest Alliance certification
300
Women coffee producers
