VBC Day 4

CafiOccidente

August 14, 2020
Restrepo, Cauca

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Virtual Visit Overview

Cafioccidente is the cooperative of coffee farmers of the southern and western regions of the Valle del Cauca department. The footprint of Cafioccidente spans the western and central mountain ranges of the Colombian Andes, on both sides of the geographical Cauca river valley that indicates the name of the department. This large radius includes a wide variety of growing regions, all with different growing conditions, offering their production a diversity of cup profiles which the coop is responsible for analysing, marketing, and directing to the commercial channels that allow them to pay farmer the highest prices. As a strategy to increase farmer income.

Schedule

Please join us August 14, 2020 @ 10am Colombia Time (COT), which is located in the UTC−05:00 zone. This Live Visit will run 90-120 minutes, approximate schedule is listed below.

Approximately 60 minutes. The virtual visit will begin at the association headquarters, where they will present video introductions to their organization and discuss updates from the field.

Approximately 30 minutes. Organizers will review the aggregated cup scores from the remote sample analysis. Cupping scores are to be submitted the week prior to the event via Cropster. 

Approximately 30 minutes. The virtual visit will conclude with an open group discussion on the samples and coffees available for purchase.

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