Federación Mesa Nacional del Café – FEMNCAFÉ

Key Facts
Equator Prize Winner: 2024
Year of establishment: 2021
Location: Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Ecosystem: Agricultural, Forests
Thematic area: Ecoagriculture and Food Security
FEMNCAFÉ, comprised of 28 coffee associations, focuses on the economic, social, and community reintegration of the signatories of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia and local communities. They have developed a new coffee model emphasizing environmental and social justice to achieve this. Its objectives include reducing inequality among coffee farmers, democratizing technical knowledge, and fostering climate-resilient agriculture through model changes and conservation efforts. In 2022, FEMNCAFÉ began the construction of its environmental sustainability strategy, focused on community reintegration, linking coffee-growing families to strengthen environmental governance in their territories. Through these efforts, they aim to address agrarian inequality, boost rural economies, and combat climate change, gaining international recognition for their sustainable coffee production.
Contact Information
Camilo Lara
Environmental strategy coordinator
https://femncafe.com/
Equator Prize 2024
Ecoagriculture and Food Security
Equator Prize 2024
Ecoagriculture and Food SecurityKey Facts
Equator Prize Winner: 2024
Year of establishment: 2021
Location: Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Ecosystem: Agricultural, Forests
FEMNCAFÉ, comprised of 28 coffee associations, focuses on the economic, social, and community reintegration of the signatories of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia and local communities. They have developed a new coffee model emphasizing environmental and social justice to achieve this. Its objectives include reducing inequality among coffee farmers, democratizing technical knowledge, and fostering climate-resilient agriculture through model changes and conservation efforts. In 2022, FEMNCAFÉ began the construction of its environmental sustainability strategy, focused on community reintegration, linking coffee-growing families to strengthen environmental governance in their territories. Through these efforts, they aim to address agrarian inequality, boost rural economies, and combat climate change, gaining international recognition for their sustainable coffee production.
Contact Information
Camilo Lara
Environmental strategy coordinator
https://femncafe.com/





