Projects that enhance the agricultural productivity and product quality of inclusive value chains while improving land-use and resource conservation.
Colombia can become an agricultural powerhouse and generate inclusive and sustainable development by scaling value sharing, export-oriented value chains. It is uniquely positioned to do so because it:
Despite this potential, Colombia hasn’t been able to exploit this opportunity:
To build sustainable and inclusive value chains that competitively offer export-quality value added products Colombia must ensure that the more 4.7M people that currently live out of the agricultural activity, are part of these value chains. But to achieve this, smallholder farmers must:
To improve quality and productivity, smallholder farmers must increase their access to technology, knowledge, land, and finance:
Finance: 75% of smallholder farmers do not fulfill the conditions to access to a rural credit and only 28% of them have an active financial product. That farmers are part of the financial system is critical for the sustainability of agriculture.
Overcoming the challenges that face Colombian sustainable and inclusive agriculture can bring significant social and environmental benefits:
We believe that in Colombia there is the right environment for agricultural value chains to thrive:
1. BloombergQuint (2017) – Much of Colombian agriculture is characterized by low levels of technology. Accessed Nov. 26 – Learn more
2. MinAgricultura (2016) – Estrategia de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural. Accesado Mayo 30 2020. – Learn more
3. Consejo Privado de Competitividad (2018) – Informe Nacional de Competitividad (2018-2019); Accesado Mayo 30 2020.
We work hand-in-hand with our clients to develop and IMPLEMENT solutions that create inclusive and sustainable solutions for complex social and environmental challenges