The Colombian Agricultural Institute, Ica, delivered to the University of Cundinamarca the certification of good agricultural practicess for the theoretical and practical initiative of coffee cultivation that develops in the municipality of Fusagasugá.
With this distinction of the Ica,the institution of higher education, It is positioned nationally in academic research, monitoring and evaluation against an agricultural product, such as coffee.
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With this certification of good agricultural practice, emanating from the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), it positions the University of Cundinamarca, Fusagasugá headquarters, as the first institution of higher education to receive this distinction in the country.
The agronomic engineering program leads this sustainable production initiative Under the highest quality standards and that has been sowing, taking care of coffee crops of the La Esperanza agro -environmental unit, of the municipality of Fusagasugá.
Udecafé, is the institutional product that is positioned the directives of the University of Cundinamarca and where the entire technical and environmental concept is applied, as a solution to the care of nature and the theoretical research in the product.
To this is added the process of grain toast, since Students and university not only cultivate coffee, but also advance in the transformation of the product, expanding its presence in local and regional markets.
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In this way, the Higher Education Institution of the Department of Cundinamarca It advances to be the protagonist of a training component by leading a training aimed at one hundred new certifiers in good agricultural practices, thus strengthening the technical capacity of the country’s agricultural sector.
The coordinator of the Agronomic Engineering Program, Jonathan Córdoba, said, “We are taking good practices to the rural area, to the growers and neighbors closestbecause the academy’s task is not only within the university, but also abroad. ”
Córdoba also said, from the first to the ninth semester, Students are formed in key issues such as climatic conditions, irrigation, weed control, integrated pest management, diseases, diseasesto train excellent professionals.
According to the academic schedule, The agronomic engineering program allows students to actively participate in all phases of the production chain, From planting to commercialization, becoming key actors of the coffee cluster that consolidates the institution.
This experience not only strengthens its academic training, but also contributes to rural and economic development of the department of Cundinamarca.
Source: Integrated information system
