This program is created in one of the most biodiverse areas in Colombia. The Sierra Nevada is rich in water sources, which has three watersheds, 35 water basins, and more than 650 micro-water basins, making it a hydrographic star of Colombia, supporting more than 180,000 inhabitants of the Sierra between indigenous and peasant farmers, the latter being the ones with the largest population with 150,000 inhabitants, in addition to benefiting more than 1,500,000 inhabitants from the departments of Cesar, Magdalena, and Guajira.
Therefore, the program seeks to highlight and promote the care of the region’s water sources, with initiatives that seek to help make adequate use of water both at an industrial and domestic level. This has been achieved due to training, support in sustainable cultivation practices, and the installation of wastewater treatment systems for honey water, removing 80% of pollutants generated during the coffee fermentation process so that when they are discharged into water sources do not generate a negative environmental impact, making these crops a sustainable source for the populations located there.
This program is created in one of the most biodiverse areas in Colombia. The Sierra Nevada is rich in water sources, which has three watersheds, 35 water basins, and more than 650 micro-water basins, making it a hydrographic star of Colombia, supporting more than 180,000 inhabitants of the Sierra between indigenous and peasant farmers, the latter being the ones with the largest population with 150,000 inhabitants, in addition to benefiting more than 1,500,000 inhabitants from the departments of Cesar, Magdalena, and Guajira.
Therefore, the program seeks to highlight and promote the care of the region’s water sources, with initiatives that seek to help make adequate use of water both at an industrial and domestic level. This has been achieved due to training, support in sustainable cultivation practices, and the installation of wastewater treatment systems for honey water, removing 80% of pollutants generated during the coffee fermentation process so that when they are discharged into water sources do not generate a negative environmental impact, making these crops a sustainable source for the populations located there.