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    The document provides information about Asociación de Caficultores de Lejanías (ASOCAFÉ), a coffee producers association located in Lejanías, Meta, Colombia. It was founded in 1958 by displaced farmers and grew to 92 members producing over 337,500 kg of high quality specialty coffee annually. The association implements strategies to continue coffee production among young people and empower women through financial recognition for their work and a business plan to promote their brand of coffee.

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    Asociacin de Caficultores de Lejanas

    Carrera 16, #5-39


    Lejanas, Meta, Colombia

    Phone: (+57) 311-897-7207

    miltonyofre@gmail.com
    https://www.facebook.com/Asocafe-lejanias-208433012631797/

    70
    Years

    1947 - 2017
    www.coopscanada.coop
    www.cdfcanada.coop 70
    @CDFCanada @CCAIntl Years

    www.impact.coop
    1947 - 2017
    Our Story Our Products
    ASOCAFE LEJANAS is located in the municipality of Lejanas, Meta, on terrain rising Caf Guayupe Profile
    1,000-3,500 meters above sea level. The Association was founded in 1958, by displaced
    farmers from a number of Colombias different regions, including Tolima, Valle del Aroma: citrus, sweet, herbal, and caramel
    Cauca, Caldas, and Quindo, who fled the violence of the 1940s and initially settled Flavor: Softly sweet, citrusy
    around the Ariari River (Meta), where the tropical climate and fertile mountainous lands Body: Medium, full, silky
    were well suited to a variety of crops. Aftertaste: Sweet, dry, caramelly
    Acidity: Medium high, uniform, balanced cup
    During the 1990s, Colombias armed conflict extended into the region and the number
    of illegal armed groups in the area increased. These groups encouraged the cultivation Characteristics:
    of illicit crops, a phenomenon that resulted in the displacement, disappearance, and
    massacre of local farmers over a period of ten years. After the Colombian government
    Caf Guayupe Special Gourmet
    offered crop substitution programs in an effort to reduce the violence, farmers in the
    Ariari region motivated by a desire for peace began substituting illegal crops and
    Classification: Grade 18
    taking over existing plantations to grow, among other crops, coffee, which is referred to Aroma: Soft
    throughout the region as a product of reparation in the countryside. Roast: Medium
    Grind: Fine
    On April 6, 2011, 36 coffee producers in the Lejanas area organized to form the Content: 454 g
    Asociacin de Cafeteros de Lejanas (ASOCAF). The Association sought strategies for
    dealing with the economic, social, and environmental problems caused by the armed Caf Guayupe Tradicional
    conflict and the cultivation of illicit crops in the region. Classification: Grade 17
    Aroma: Soft
    ASOCAF has grown steadily from its original 36 members to 92 producers who are Roast: High
    now capable of producing high-quality specialty coffee in a region where 90% of the Grind: Fine
    economy was once based on illicit crops.
    Content: 454 g
    The organization is currently implementing strategies to raise awareness among the
    regions young people and encourage them to continue the family business of coffee Description of the Production Process
    production, empowering them by providing a roasting plant (owned by ASOCAF) and
    furnishing proof of economic opportunities for young people in rural areas. Product: Coffee
    Variety: Castilla, Caturra, F8, F6, Tab, Bourbon, Typical, Arabica
    Women are a vital force in the organization. They have produced significant changes in Quantity: 337,500 kg/year
    the cultural habits of members, ensuring financial recognition for work done by women Harvest season: 70% annual, production ending September-early December; 30%
    on coffee plantations and strengthening a business plan that would allow this group of off-season, production May-June
    women to create coffee shops and promote the Guayupe Coffee brand. Post-harvest processes and transformation: threshing, roasting and grinding
    Sales:
    - Roasted and ground coffee in half-pound, 1-pound, and 5-kilo packages
    - Green parchment coffee

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