Espresso
Italian-style coffee brewed in espresso machines. The perfect espresso has hazel, slightly reddish crema, intense flavor and great body.
Sun exposure
Coffee crop in direct sunlight, that is, without shade trees
Export
Shipping outside the country or region.
Sustainability labels
They apply to those products that meet technical criteria and management methods such as UTZ certified, Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade and FLO certifications, and verification programs such as Nespresso, CAFE Practices and 4C.
Stowage
To compact the bags of coffee and distribute their weight on the ships.
Essence
Coffee extract in liquid form used in some countries to make coffee with milk or to dilute it with hot water.
Spraying equipment
Coffee growers must have standardized equipment to ensure the accuracy of mixtures in plant protection products.
Balanced
Coffee with all its basic attributes in correct proportions.
Environment
The FNC has an environmental management policy aimed at protection and preservation of the environment to promote also social and economic sustainability of the coffee regions. Seeking to achieve this broad notion of sustainability, we develop activities of scientific research, technology transfer, and acceleration of social and industrial processes. Another of the main dimensions of our […]
CBD
The Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum kahawae, which attacks all stages of the crop and affects flowers, fruits and occasionally the leaves. Disease identified as the most damaging for Coffea arabica plantations after the coffee leaf rust, with the particularity that it is most threatening at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,000 masl.