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The above purchasing procedure needs cooperation by
the next three parties:

1. Purchasing station:
The trade part is the most concerned problem by farm-
ers at the purchasing station. Purchasing station will update
the purchasing price of parchment every day (referring to the
picture). For example, in the day of our visit, the basic price is
78,000 peso/ton. However, if the coffee brought by farmers is
entitled with the following quality certifications, purchasing 2. Laboratory:
price can be added to the basic price. The laboratory will check the quality of green beans
directly in cooperative. Extract samples by transfer lines and
transport them to the laboratory for inspection, after that they
will decide the quality and purchasing price of coffee beans. The
inspection program includes the following:
• The appearance of green bean: defect degree
• The taste of green bean: cupping after drying

3. Drying plant:
Sometimes, the farmer brings a parchment of dry cof-
fee beans; about 50% of water. After the two drying processes
in cooperatives, the water in the green beans can be reduced to
12~13%, which then can be put into storage.

FNC & coffee manor --- FNC coffee technical specialist was appointed by the production area

Except for the organization of cooperative and pur- The technical specialists are responsible for different
chasing station, FNC is also active to strike. Aiming at large- regions and they have to visit and control three to four coffee
scale coffee manors, they arrange FNC coffee technical special- plantations. For example, in the province that Pereira lives,
ist to do regular visit, making sure the production quality of technical specialists are responsible more than 300 plantations
numbers of manor. every year, so this is necessary to make sure that every planta-
tion will be visited at least once a year.
FNC coffee Technical Specialist The technical specialists will regularly get training and
Besides the owner and coffee farmers of the coffee learning in Cenicafé (Colombia national coffee research cen-
plantation, the one who want to become a technical specialist, ter), by providing the training in the form of radio broadcasting
guaranteed by FNC. The requirement is to graduate Bachelor or collective training. Then they will convey the latest research
degree in Agriculture or Agronomist. If they meet this qualifi- results to owners of plantations and coffee farmers. The specific
cation and other FNC requirements, they will be promoted as a contribution that these coffee specialists make to Colombia
technical specialist of FNC. includes:
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