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Emergency support for CATIE's coffee collection

Grant No

BOLD Emergency CATIE coffee

Project Description

CATIE is requesting emergency support to help relocate its coffee collection to a new site due to serious drainage issues at the current location. A total of 1,100 coffee accessions need to be moved. The Crop Trust, with funding from GIZ, has already provided support to rescue 400 of these accessions, while the emergency support now being requested would enable the transfer of an additional 200.

Institute Name

Tropical Agronomic Research and High Education Center, Costa Rica (CATIE)

Institute Country

Costa Rica

List of Countries

Program Name

BOLD

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of May 2025

End Date

1st of May 2026

Status

On-Going