All Colombia articles – Page 23
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ArticleColombiaGAP makes progress
ColombiaGAP has got underway with the announcement from Proexport Colombia this week that a technical working group for the South American country has been set up.
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ArticleChefs go to Colombia
Chefs will be invited to Colombia in 2007 to kick-start the country's fruit business with the UK catering trade.
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Colombian flower firm wins international accolade
Colombian firm Colibri Flowers picked up the award for World Ornamental Grower of the Year 2006 at Hortifair’s awards ceremony in Amsterdam last week.
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ArticleColombian exporter strengthens organic offer
Established Colombian exporter of exotic fruit, herbs and vegetables, Frutexpo, is looking to develop the country’s organic sector, following growing demand for its produce in the UK and Europe.
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USAID trains Colombians in florticuture
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a training program to help Colombian people displaced by violence to become floriculture technicians and support the country’s burgeoning industry.
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ArticleColombian papaya, year-round
Ultraroma, the Colombian grower and exporter that has built up a successful herb business in Europe, has extended its portfolio with the addition of a year-round papaya programme.
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Florverde boosts Colombian flower exports
Colombian flower exports to UK gain from environmental and social responsibility project
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ArticleColombian lab to guarantee screening
The vice-president of Colombia, Francisco Santos, has approved a government budget to set up a laboratory in Bogotá to provide guaranteed screening methods for pesticides in fresh produce.
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ArticleColombian confidence grows after Re:fresh
People will be more confident about trading with Colombia following the Re:fresh Conference, said Proexport Colombia, who had a stand at the event.
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Colombia in sanctions threat
Colombia is threatening to impose sanctions on imports from the European Union in a dispute over the union’s banana import regime.
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Colombian exporters welcome FTA with US
Colombian Flower Exporters have welcomed the end of procedures to establish a Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the US.
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ArticleColombia’s flower power
Carnations were the foundation for the Colombian flower business as it began its rise to global prominence in the mid-1960s. While roses often steal the show, Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of carnations and one of the biggest exporters to the UK is Aposentos Flowers. Tommy Leighton visited Britania Farm, one of the company’s four farms in close proximity in the Bogotá Savannah.
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ArticleColombia’s exotic side
In the penultimate feature in our series on Colombian fresh produce, Tommy Leighton talks to four of the country’s leading lights in exotic fruit.
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ArticleWorld opens up for Colombia
As the global climate becomes less reliable, the world continues to look for new sources to guarantee its 12-month supply demands are met. Over the next five issues, FPJ will report from Colombia, a country with fresh produce potential that remains largely untapped. Tommy Leighton kicks off the coverage with an exporters’ eye view on a country that is fast emerging as a realistic long-term partner for UK buyers.
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ArticleColombia hopes for freeze-dried gras success
Colombian producer Erupción has developed freeze-dried asparagus, which it believes will be ready for export by January 2006.
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Exotic offers from Colombia
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Pitahaya, tamarillo, curuba, feijoa, gulopa and lulo are just a few of the products on offer from Colombian company Frizcol.
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Colombians work with ETI
Colombian flower association Asocolflores is enhancing its ethical trading credentials.
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ArticleColombian flower sales rocket
Colombian flower exports are at record levels, pushed upwards by the country's Florverde programme, which aims to better the social, economic and environmental conditions of the Colombian flower industry.
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ArticleChiquita solid after Colombian sale
Chiquita Brands International saw second quarter 2004 net income of $30 million (£16.3m), or $0.73 (40p) per diluted share, including an after-tax loss of $4m (£2.2m) on the sale of its Colombian banana production division.
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ArticleChiquita sells Colombian operation for $52 million
Chiquita Brands International has completed the $52 million sale of its banana-producing and port operations in Colombia.