Introduction to Colombia's Four Major Coffee Tree Varieties: Colombia, Tabi, Castillo, Cenicafé1
Last updated 2026-11-08 — Coffee is a major agricultural product in Colombia and one of its most important sources of foreign exchange. However, in the past, the country's coffee industry was plagued by plant diseases. To ensure stable yields for coffee farmers, Cenicafé (the Colombian Coffee Research Center) dedicated itself to developing new tree varieties and introduced four
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