The Communal Post-Harvest Center “El Diamante” Project supports emerging coffee farmers in Tierralta, Córdoba by strengthening their harvesting and post-harvest practices. Launched in 2024, it provides hands-on technical assistance to ensure higher quality coffee and greater competitiveness in national markets.

Farmers receive personalized training in efficient harvesting, sustainable post-harvest management, and modern processing techniques. Continuous monitoring and evaluation help reduce losses, improve bean quality, and increase the value of local production.

By building technical capacity and introducing advanced methods, this first stage of the project is already creating better opportunities for Tierralta’s new coffee producers, boosting local income, and laying the foundation for long-term sustainability.

We are proud to announce La Casa de la Caficultura de Córdoba, a new communal hub created to strengthen coffee farming in the region. As part of the project “The Forests that Guard the Secret of Great Coffee”, this center serves both as a collection point and as a space for training, resources, and technical support for emerging farmers.

At La Casa, producers access guidance on sustainable and high-quality practices, while also engaging in activities that preserve local forests and biodiversity. Through capacity building, collective learning, and responsible cultivation, the project helps improve both the competitiveness of Córdoba’s coffee and the livelihoods of its farming families.

This initiative marks a key step toward transforming the region’s coffee sector—revealing the secret of an exceptional coffee grown with care, dedication, and love for the land.

The New Coffee Pickers Project is training farmers in Tierralta, Córdoba who are transitioning from other crops into coffee. Two selected “guide trainers” are receiving hands-on instruction in Colombia’s coffee axis during the secondary harvest, and are now bringing that expertise back to their communities.

These trainers are teaching newly hired pickers across local farms, ensuring technical quality in harvesting and processing while building local capacity. By creating skilled pickers from within the region, the project strengthens emerging coffee farms, improves livelihoods, and ensures sustainability for future harvests.

Launched in 2022, the Coffee Pilot Program was PDC’s first innovation project with coffee farms. It is designed to work hand-in-hand with farmers on the development and implementation of new systems for planting, cultivating, and processing coffee through modern technology.

The program focuses on improving quality standards and reshaping commercialization so that farmers receive fairer payments for high-quality coffee. Each pilot farm works with a microlot, supported by continuous training, technical assistance, and close monitoring from both experts and PDC.

By partnering with farms at different stages—some already scoring high and others in need of support—the program builds models of excellence that can be replicated across future farms. Beyond improving farming practices, the Coffee Pilot Program lays the foundation for PDC’s step-by-step roadmap, ensuring long-term sustainability, innovation, and fair value for farmers.

From our base at La Casa de la Caficultura in Tierralta, Córdoba, we are preparing to bring the voices and efforts of emerging farmers to Cafés de Colombia Expo 2025, the country’s most important coffee fair. This initiative highlights our commitment to strengthening sustainable economies, promoting peace from the territories, and showcasing the resilience of rural communities.

At ExpoCafé, we will present the first harvest from El Diamante, the result of Stage I of our Communal Post-Harvest Center project, as well as the unique origin coffee from Finca El Tesoro, the first farm to enter production under PDC’s guidance. Both represent more than coffee: they embody transformation, legality, and new opportunities for a region historically affected by violence.

Participation in this national and international platform is not only about marketing. It is about positioning Tierralta as a new coffee-producing region, sharing living stories of community, resilience, and hope for a sustainable future.

The Partner Farms Project focuses on improving living and working conditions for coffee-growing families by investing in essential on-farm infrastructure. Through this initiative, PDC works side by side with producers to identify urgent needs such as building bathrooms, fish tanks for food security, and other basic facilities that strengthen both productivity and quality of life.

By addressing these structural gaps, the project not only supports healthier, more dignified conditions for farmers and workers but also lays the groundwork for more sustainable farm development. Each investment in infrastructure represents a step toward building resilient, thriving coffee communities.

The Data Project is designed to strengthen decision-making and transparency within PDC and our partner communities. By collecting and analyzing detailed information on farms, production cycles, training activities, and socio-economic impact, we build a reliable foundation to guide our programs.

This initiative ensures that every project—whether in training, infrastructure, or sustainability—can be measured and improved over time. Farmers also benefit from access to organized data that helps them monitor yields, adopt better practices, and connect with markets.

With clear, accurate, and transparent information, the Data Project not only improves accountability but also empowers farmers and partners to build a more sustainable and competitive coffee sector.