Colombian small-scale coffee farmers face potential market loss due to UK, EU, and US laws targeting illegally sourced commodities.

Small-scale Colombian coffee farmers warn that they could lose market access due to barriers like lack of electricity or internet, certification fees, and additional costs of compliance. New legislation announced by the UK Environment Secretary and similar laws being developed by the EU and US aim to ban businesses from selling goods containing commodities sourced from illegally used land. This could impact coffee sales and potentially harm the livelihoods of remote farmers in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

March 25, 2024
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