Closing the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Education

Blog > Closing the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Education Closing the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Education CRECE begins the mid-term evaluation of the “Education for Competitiveness” Program. The great challenge of the Program: close the gaps between rural and urban education.   At CRECE we have had the opportunity to systematize and evaluate different educational initiatives developed both…

Stylized facts of coffee cultivation in the III National Agricultural Census: The reflections of CRECE

Blog > Reflections of CRECE Stylized facts of coffee cultivation in the III National Agricultural Census: The reflections of CRECE During the celebration of the 30 years of CRECE, the Director of DANE, Mauricio Perfetti del Corral, presented an in-depth analysis of coffee cultivation in the III National Agricultural Census. The analyzes reveal the most important transformations that coffee growing…

CRECE reaches 30 years of research

Blog > CRECE reaches 30 years of research CRECE llega a los 30 años de investigación “What is not measured cannot be improved, and what is not improved is lost”, this was precisely the task that the Center for Regional, Coffee and Business Studies (CRECE) began to do 30 years ago in the region. See full article.

For the revitalization of the cultural heritage of Manizales

Blog > For the revitalization of the cultural heritage of Manizales For the revitalization of the cultural heritage of Manizales The current bets in favor of the tangible and intangible heritage of peoples make possible legal and political instruments aimed at giving meaning to their existence. In particular, a framework for action aimed at protecting historical memory through its anchoring…

CRECE works hand in hand with the palm sector

Blog > CRECE works hand in hand with the palm sector CRECE works hand in hand with the palm sector The Center for Regional Coffee and Business Studies -CRECE- is carrying out a project for FEDEPALMA called “Evaluation of the impact of research and transfer of Bud Rot”. The objective of the project is to identify the most relevant results…

Labor supply and demand in Colombian coffee growing

Research > Our featured research projects Labor supply and demand in Colombian coffee growing This study was based on quantitative, qualitative and econometric evidence to estimate the supply and demand for labor in Colombian coffee production to carry out a characterization, which would explain the relative scarcity or abundance. The main tool of the study was the construction of a…

Mission for the Transformation of the Colombian Countryside (Rural Mission)

Research > Our featured research projects Mission for the Transformation of the Colombian Countryside (Rural Mission) It was an initiative of the National Government whose objective was the definition of public policies and instruments aimed at improving public investment decision-making for the country’s rural and agricultural development with a view to transforming the Colombian countryside. CRECE was one of the…

Impact evaluation of the UTZ Certified Program in Colombia

Research > Our featured research projects Impact evaluation of the UTZ Certified Program in Colombia This study was based on a set of indicators selected from the COSA Methodology, with the means to compare changes in the socio-economic and environmental performance of producers participating in the UTZ Certified Program compared to those with conventional coffee. It focused on the analysis…

Agricultural supply

Research > Our featured research projects Agricultural supply The project consisted of the operation of the “Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forest Supply Information System” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia (MADR). This project was oriented to the generation of statistical information on the area, production, yield and other variables of interest for the agricultural sector at the…