{"id":1026,"date":"2025-11-17T02:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T02:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eudrcentralamerica.thecosa.org\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2025-11-17T23:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:25:33","slug":"advances-in-eudr-lessons-from-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comunidad.promecafe.net\/en\/advances-in-eudr-lessons-from-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Advances in EUDR: Lessons from Colombia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Central America EUDR Learning Community, members met to hear directly from <\/span>representatives of the coffee sectors in Colombia.<\/span><\/a> The session explored how the country is advancing in its adaptation to the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and what lessons can be drawn for other producing regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colombia\u2019s progress: building a deforestation-free coffee sector<\/b><\/h3>\n

Marcela Gaviria Botero, Director of Analysis and Projects at the <\/span>National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC)<\/span><\/a>, shared Colombia\u2019s approach to aligning its coffee production with EUDR standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colombia has 552,814 coffee producers across the country. More than half of these, 296,400 producers, are small-scale producers that cultivate less than one hectare of land, making the country\u2019s adaptation to the EUDR complex and essential. Around 40% of Colombia\u2019s coffee exports are destined for the European Union, making compliance with the regulation essential to maintaining market access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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To ensure Colombian coffee continues reaching the European market, the FNC has developed a comprehensive strategy aligned with the EU Green Deal. The goal is to demonstrate that Colombian coffee is deforestation-free, while ensuring that adaptation costs do not fall on smallholder families who make up 97% of Colombia\u2019s coffee-growing population. The strategy is designed to:<\/span><\/p>\n