A regenerative agriculture that allows to obtain new more resistant coffee varieties due to drought and climatic alterations, a process accompanied by adequate soil management, better efficiency conditions in fertilization and the planting of trees within or around crops, among other actions, is being promoted in Colombia.
On the subject we speak in To field, by Caracol Radio, with Santiago Arango, responsible for the implementation of a Nespresso Sustainable Quality program in Colombia and Project Manager for Nestlé’s Coffee Line, who said that it is a long-term line of work that the company carries out in the country with Agrosavia .
Work is being done to investigate varieties that are more resistant to droughts, which perform better in specific soil compositions, testing materials with which results are expected in 4 or 5 years in the best of cases, he explained.
He pointed out that a fundamental part of these tasks is the planting of trees, incorporated into coffee crops in agroforestry systems, or in the landscape, on the borders, on the roads. “Trees are very important in reducing the carbon footprint,” he pointed out.
He also highlighted that they are working on fertilization practices that help reduce their volatilization, which generates an increase in gases.
In the interview with To field, from Caracol Radio, Santiago Arango, from Nestlé, provided other details of the work to achieve more environmentally friendly crops, through better agricultural practices:
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