Comite De Cafeteros De Caldas

What Comite De Cafeteros De Caldas does

Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas is a non-profit gremial (producers' association) organization and departmental committee of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC), operating since 1927 as the legally designated representative of coffee growers in the Caldas department. Headquartered at Km 11 vía al Magdalena, Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, the Committee serves 32,720 coffee-growing families operating 40,570 farms across 57,911 hectares in all 25 municipalities of Caldas, with a Servicio de Extensión network of 70+ field technicians conducting 23+ field days monthly. Caldas leads Colombian coffee productivity at 22 sacks per hectare (5% above the 21-sack national average), with select districts reaching 30 sacks per hectare.

The Committee delivers an integrated suite of services including technical assistance, rural infrastructure development (over $5,600M pesos in road infrastructure including 3,632 meters of concrete slab roads), coffee purchase guarantee, market access via the CafEnlace digital export platform, agricultural input distribution through Almacenes del Café retail stores, quality improvement via solar drying infrastructure ($2,260M invested benefiting 1,200+ farmers), and educational programs ranging from rural schools through La Universidad en el Campo tertiary education. Core technology assets include the SICA farmer registration system, central processing facilities (Centrales de Transformación y Beneficio), Núcleos de Innovación Tecnológica, and the CafEnlace export platform built on Google Apps Script. The organization manages wholly-owned subsidiaries Almacenes del Café (retail), Almacafé (warehousing/logistics), and Ritual del Café (experience center), and operates sub-brands including Alma Caldense and CafEnlace.

The Committee's revenue model is funded primarily through parafiscal contributions to the Fondo Nacional del Café (6 cents USD per pound of green coffee exported), supplemented by execution fees on programs from 70+ public and private alliance partners including the Gobernación de Caldas, Banco Davivienda, Jacobs Foundation, FAO, and Cenicafé. Budget execution reached COP $10,344 million in the first semester of 2026 against an annual target of COP $28,000 million, a 5.6x multiplier over the base FoNC allocation. Customer segments span coffee farming families, women growers (via Mujeres Cafeteras Sembrando Sostenibilidad), rural youth, specialty coffee producers (G86+ group, microlot exporters to Italy and Spain), and international buyers. Executive leadership comprises Executive Director Natalia Yepes Jaramillo and coordinators across projects (Sebastián Echeverry), gremial affairs (Mateo León Díaz), infrastructure, and education (Sonia Isabel Villegas Duque).

Name

Comite De Cafeteros De Caldas

Legal name

Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas

Website

https://caldas.federaciondecafeteros.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas is the departmental committee of Colombia's Federación Nacional de Cafeteros serving 32,720 coffee-growing families across 25 municipalities through technical assistance, infrastructure, education, and direct export market access via CafEnlace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coffee Industry Producer Services

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee & Cacao Plantations (Coffee, Cocoa) (AFAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

Keywords

• Coffee grower services
• Agricultural extension
• Coffee export platform
• Rural development programs
• Coffee producer association

Headquarters

HQ city

Manizales

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fondo Nacional del Café Contributions: The National Coffee Fund receives a para-fiscal contribution of 6 cents USD per pound of green coffee exported. The Committee receives allocations from this fund for regional programs, representing approximately $1,845 million pesos contribution to the $10,344 million first-semester execution.
2. Strategic Alliance Multiplication: The Committee multiplies base resources nearly 5x through partnerships with government (Gobernación de Caldas, municipal administrations) and private entities, leveraging public funds to implement rural development programs.
3. Program Management Fees: Manages execution of development programs valued at $28,000 million pesos annual target, with coordination fees from international donors (FAO, Jacobs Foundation $725M, Fairtrade premiums).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas is a non-profit gremial (producers' association) organization representing 32,720 coffee-growing families across 25 municipalities in the Caldas department of Colombia, operating as the regional arm of the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros. It delivers technical extension services, market access via the CafEnlace export platform, agricultural inputs at member discounts through Almacenes del Café, centralized coffee cherry purchasing, rural infrastructure development, education programs, and gender/youth empowerment initiatives funded by the Fondo Nacional del Café and 70+ public-private alliances.

Product overview

Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas operates as a regional coffee producers' committee within Colombia's Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros system. The organization offers an integrated suite of services including CafEnlace (a digital export platform connecting producers with international buyers), Almacafé (warehouse and retail network for agricultural supplies), coffee price information services, technical extension support, centralized coffee cherry purchasing, statistical data services, and strategic planning frameworks. These products work together to support the coffee-producing families across Caldas department's 25 municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alma Caldense: Regional brand for Caldas coffee products and merchandise
• CafEnlace
• Almacenes del Café
• SICA

Products and services

• CafEnlace Export Platform A digital export service platform connecting Colombian coffee producers directly with international buyers, enabling exports of green or processed coffee without volume restrictions at agreed prices, with logistics handled through Almacafé facilities and quality verification.
• Almacenes del Café / Almacafé Retail and Logistics Network A network of coffee warehouses and retail stores offering agricultural supplies, machinery, and inputs to coffee farmers, including discounted products for climate preparedness and serving as CafEnlace delivery points.
• Servicio de Extensión (Extension Service) Technical assistance and field support for coffee farmers including crop management, pest control, fertilization recommendations, and harvest planning, with presence across all 25 municipalities via 70+ field extensionists.
• Compra de Café Cereza (Coffee Cherry Purchasing) Centralized purchasing and processing service for coffee cherries implementing transformation and benefit central facilities to standardize coffee quality through sustainable practices.
• Coffee Price Information Service Daily publication of internal reference prices for parchment coffee, New York Stock Exchange quotes, exchange rates, and MeCIC compensation values for coffee producers.
• Estadísticas Cafeteras (Coffee Sector Statistics) Coffee sector statistical data including monthly production figures, export volumes, and market intelligence for stakeholders.
• Informe de Gestión (Management Reports) Annual management reports documenting budget execution, project outcomes, and organizational activities for the coffee committee.
• Estrategia Más Federación 2025 A comprehensive strategic framework covering economic, gremial, social, environmental, and prosperity dimensions for sustainable coffee sector development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 sacks/hectare productivity (national leader, 5% above 21 national average)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Caffé Dal Mondo (Italy)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 23 July 2026Italian company with 35 cafés and e-commerce platform for specialty coffee. Alliance with Clúster de Café brings 50 Caldas producers to Italian market with 4 microlots (Geisha, Borbón Rosado, washed robustas) in capsules, ground, and 250g-1kg roasted formats.
• Gobierno Nacional de ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026Five-month contract extension for FNC administration of Fondo Nacional del Café signed with Ministers of Hacienda and Agriculture. The Fondo receives 6 cents USD per pound of exported green coffee, supporting nationwide coffee programs including Caldas initiatives.
• Gobernación de CaldascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Major alliance for rural infrastructure development exceeding $5,600 million pesos, including 3,632 meters of concrete slab roads across 58 sections. Joint plaque huella construction program with 520 meters in Supía alone ($935 million).
• Cámara de Comercio de Manizales por Caldas - Clúster de CafécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic partnership for international market development, connecting Caldas specialty coffee producers with buyers in Italy and Spain through trade facilitation and quality certification programs.
• Universidad Católica de Manizales, Universidad de Manizales, Universidad de Caldas, CINOCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Alliance for Education (Alianza por la Educación para la Competitividad) providing higher education access to rural youth. Universidad en el Campo program graduated first cohorts as Technical Professionals in Tourism and IoT.
• Fundación Manuel MejíaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Training 25 young coffee farmers (one per municipality) in coffee processing equipment maintenance, developing technical leaders in each municipality for harvest season support.
• Cenicafé (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026National coffee research center providing technical guidance, hosting field days (300+ attendees), and developing mechanization, pest management, and processing innovations adopted by Caldas farmers.
• Comité Intergremial de CaldasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Non-profit representing 18 economic guilds for collective intelligence on regional development including infrastructure, connectivity, security, education, and governance. COIC monitoring airport, coffee train, and road corridor projects.
• CHEC Grupo EPMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Energy company partner in Alianza por la Educación para la Competitividad supporting rural education initiatives including Universidad en el Campo program in Manizales.
• Cooperativa de Caficultores de ManizalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Six-phase solar drying infrastructure program invested $2,260 million pesos cumulatively, benefiting 1,200+ farmers. Phase 6: $148 million ($98M Cooperativa via Fairtrade premium, $50M Fondo Nacional del Café).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Specialty Coffee Association (SCA): Global trade association for the specialty coffee industry, setting standards (Q Grader certification used by the Committee) and convening buyers, producers, and roasters. Comparable as a sector-wide coffee organization, though broader in scope than a single producer region.

Direct peers

• Comité Departamental de Cafeteros de Antioquia: Another sister departmental committee under FNC, representing Antioquia's coffee growers with extension services, Almacenes retail, and democratic representation — direct peer with similar mandate and product portfolio (green coffee + value-added services).
• ANACAFÉ (Asociación Nacional del Café de Guatemala): Guatemala's national coffee association providing extension, marketing, and research for growers — the most direct international analog to the FNC/Comité structure, with comparable mandate of representing producers, running quality programs, and promoting origin branding.
• Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Risaralda: Direct peer departmental committee with same structure and services as Caldas — relevant for benchmarking alliance multiplication, extension density, and export platform performance.
• Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC): National parent federation coordinating 23 departmental committees including Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas. Operates the Café de Colombia brand, administers the Fondo Nacional del Café, and runs national programs — directly comparable as the apex gremial body for the same constituency.
• Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA): Government-authority national coffee body governing research, extension, marketing, and export quality for Ugandan growers. Comparable as a national coffee authority with a mandate to support growers and promote origin coffee internationally.
• CONICAFE / Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE): Costa Rica's national coffee institute administering research, extension, and sector governance for Costa Rican coffee growers. Directly comparable structure: national body governing departmental committees, with funding from coffee exports and services to growers.
• IHCAFE (Instituto Hondureño del Café): Honduras's national coffee institute managing research, technical assistance, and export promotion for growers. Directly comparable as a national gremial body with extension services and quality improvement programs for a Latin American coffee-growing constituency.
• Comité Departamental de Cafeteros de Risaralda: Sister departmental coffee committee in Colombia's coffee axis, serving Risaralda growers with the same FNC framework, Servicio de Extensión model, and Almacenes/Almacafé infrastructure — directly comparable in mandate, scale, and operating structure.

Others

• International Coffee Organization (ICO): Intergovernmental body coordinating international coffee trade policy and statistics. Relevant as the global governance context the Committee operates within, including the International Coffee Agreement that frames export taxation and parafiscal mechanisms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FNC_Caldas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqGUeXX4GqgTLM4LpnsFJ_g
• Facebookfacebook.com/comite.decafeteroscaldas.92
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comite-de-cafeteros-de-caldas
• Instagraminstagram.com/fnc_caldas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Comite De Cafeteros De Caldas