(20 April, 2017) “Copan Coffee Fest” was held on April 2 – 9 sponsored and organised by the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation with the Instituto Hondureño Del Cafe (Ihcafe) in Santa Rosa Copan (Honduras). Now in its eighth edition, the Copan Coffee Fest is an event promoted by Ihcafe in collaboration with local authorities and international face to the recovery of coffee in Central America. The Festival is held under the CaféyCaffé project. The project was launched with the intention of improving the living conditions of small coffee producers in Central America. The effective strategy for production chains involving different actors in the “chain” such as producer groups as direct beneficiaries of the project’s actions, local coffee technical institutions, partners in the implementation and monitoring of activities and roasters as business consultants and potential clients / buyers. The San Salvador Italian Agency for Development Cooperation communicated that the event, Marcella Veneziani the Head of Communications; Cesare Colombo and the director of the foreign office of San Salvador, Marco Falcone. The American Academy Centre Coffee in Honduras was presented and formalised during the event. It will be a key element of the new phase (the third) of the CafèyCaffè programme. The Academy – funded by the Italian Cooperation in collaboration with the IHCAFE and Lavazza Foundation – will be a regional point of reference for the improvement and enhancement of domestic consumption of quality coffee in countries of origin and the spread of espresso culture through strengthening regional schools of coffee and the formation of specialised professionals and a “Barismo” (coffee master) certificate. (Red)
