Small-scale producers in Colombia are calling for their voices to be heard amid Westminster legislation which may affect their trade.
Small-scale coffee producers in Colombia are calling for their voices to be heard amid fears they could lose market access
It follows the EU where new rules will mean seven such products, including coffee, can no longer be sold in the bloc from December 30 this year while the US is also developing similar legislation.Farmers in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada mountain range said they may not be able to make ends meet when the new rules come into effect.
Coffee farmers Yonatan Lopez, Jorge Marino, Jaime Garcia Florez, Yudis Camacho, Fernando Gutierrez and Richard Almanza “The main issue with the regulations is that the cost is transferred onto the supply chain’s weakest link,” he said. He suggested different targets for the size of the farm or company and unrolling the rules “little by little” for small producers in countries like Colombia.
“This means that it must be designed and implemented in a way that ensures smallholder farmers and workers do not carry the costs and burdens of compliance.”
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