Colombia

CQI Projects

GDA

Year: 2004

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Other Partners: CIAT and CCC

Activity Title: Cupping

CSCP

Year: 2006

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Cupping
  • Barista
  • Barista Judges

Year: 2007

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Star Cupper
  • Advanced Barista
  • Barista
  • Barista Judges

CAFES

Year: 2008

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Barista Judges
  • Star Cupper
  • Q Marketing
  • Q Grader
  • Train-the-Trainer
  • Barista

Year: 2009

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Q Grader
  • ICP and Marketing
  • Barista and Coffee Fair
  • SCAC Strategic Planning
  • Barista

Year: 2010

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Q Grader
  • Barista and Latter Art Training
  • Q Grader Training and Certification
  • Q Train-the-Trainer
  • Roaster Assessment and Workshop
  • SCAA Barista Training Level 1/2
  • Train-the-Trainer Workshop and Calibration
  • Introduction to Cupping for Q Candidates
  • Roasting Course
  • Expo Especiales, Cupper Competition

Year: 2011

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer:  ACDI/VOCA

Activity Title:

  • Roaster Training and Workshops
  • Q Grader Training and Retakes

CQI Funded Activity

Year: 2011

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title: Meetings with SENA and ASOCAFES

Year: 2012

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title: Let’s Talk Coffee and SENA

Year: 2013

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title:

  • Calibrations
  • Enquentro Q

Year: 2018

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title: Pre-Q Robusta

Year: 2020

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title: Producer Coffees for 202 QP3 Field Intensive Cupping

Year: 2023

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title: TECNiCAFE Coffee Fair

GoA

Year: 2012

Funding Entity: Gov of Antioquia

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity:

  • Pre Q Course
  • Q Grader Course

Year: 2013

Funding Entity: Gov of Antioquia

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity:

  • Cup Profiling
  • Pre Q Course
  • Q Course
  • Processing Training – GAP
  • Strategic Planning
  • Korea Visit Facilitation
  • Present Cup Profiling Program and 1 Day Cupping

Year: 2014

Funding Entity: Gov of Antioquia

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity:

  • Q Course
  • SCAA Roaster Level 1

Year: 2015

Funding Entity: Gov of Antioquia

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity:

  • Pre Q
  • Q Course with Retakes and Calibrations
  • Contract and workplan advancement

Q Program

Year: 2014

Funding Entity: Camara de Comercio Armenia, Cafenorte, Gobernación de Antioquia, 

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title:

  • Pre Q
  • Q Course

Year: 2017

Funding Entity: TECNiCAFE 

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title: TECNiCAFE Processing Pilot

Year: 2018

Funding Entity: TECNiCAFE, S&D, SH, Tostao

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title:

  • Q Processing Level 1
  • Q Processing Level 2
  • Q Course

Year: 2019

Funding Entity: TECNiCAFE, S&D

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title:

  • Q Processing Level 2
  • Q Processing Level 3

Q Program

Year: 2013

Funding Entity: Students

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title: Q Instructor Calibration

Year: 2016

Funding Entity: Catación Pública

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title: Naturals Workshop

Year: 2018

Funding Entity: BBI Café Tostao

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title: Q Combo Course

Year: 2019

Funding Entity: USABANA

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title: USABANA Anniversary Combo Coffee 101 Course and Lectures

SENA Consulting

Year: 2014

Funding Entity: SENA

Prime Implementer:  CQI

Activity Title:

  • Lab Assessment and Recommendations
  • Pre Q Course
  • Q Grader Training and Testing
  • Barista Training
  • Roaster Training
  • Consumer Strategies
  • Advanced Cupping

SENA Consulting

Year: 2014

Funding Entity: PGE

Prime Implementer: PGE

Activity Title: PGE Workshop

Year: 2019

Funding Entity: PGE

Prime Implementer: PGE

Activity Title: Generations Workshop at TECNiCAFE

CQI-SAS

Year: 2015

Funding Entity: CQI

Prime Implementer: CQI

Activity Title:

  • Pre Q
  • Calibrations and Naturals Workshop
  • Expo Especiales
  • General Graduation of Antioquia Coffee Program

Coffeelands

Year: 2017

Funding Entity: CRS-Coffeelands

Prime Implementer: CRS-Coffeelands

Activity Title:

  • Q Processing Operator Certificate
  • Pre Q
  • Q Course
  • Logistics Coordinator for Q Processing Operator Certificate

PMA

Year: 2018

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer: Fintrac, Inc

Activity Title:

  • Coffee Processing Practices
  • Survey: Understanding the Perspective USAID-PMA Farmers
  • Development and approval of Micr-Processors Good Practices
  • Development of content for ToT
  • QP2 Course
  • Implementation of ToT 

Year: 2019

Funding Entity: USAID

Prime Implementer: Fintrac, Inc

Activity Title:

  • Completion of workshops
  • Certification and evaluation of results and reviews

Colombia was the first significant country where CQI was able to use USAID funding and it’s 501c-3 non-profit status, in 2002. The project with ACDI/VOCA lasted from 2002 until then end of 2009 in an effort to strengthen the specialty market as an alternative to illegal crops. The incredible organization of the Colombian Coffee Federation (FNC) and the deep coffee culture in the country lead to significant results. Today CQI has a steady presence in Colombia, and is a proud partner in TECNiCAFÉ, a world class teaching campus in Cauca.

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