Today marks 13 years since the declaration of the Coffee Cultural Landscape

Armenia

ANDIn the Sena Galán auditorium in Armenia, starting at 8 in the morning, a forum will be held to address the declaration of the Coffee Cultural landscape that It is made up of 47 municipalities and 411 villages in the departments of Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca.

The Secretary of Culture of the department, Felipe Robledo indicated that three moments will be carried out where the first will be focused on competitiveness, the second on territorial planning and the third on sustainability.

He highlighted that andhopes to have all the actors from the government, production and tourism spheres to have an overview of the current situation and the characteristics that They strengthen the territory around the declaration made by UNESCO in 2011.

“The important thing about this meeting is that we are going to be the epicenter of the discussion in the regionEje Cafetero and that fills us with pride, because it is once again showing the geopolitical benefits in which we are located in Armenia, Quindío, our capital, is also very important because there we hope to make visible the work that has been done well. Since many times it does not resonate with the public, but also listening to the public and listening to the entities”, he detailed.

Over the Challenges, he said, are articulation in the region and speaking the same language. in terms of interests, needs and requirements to establish concrete strategies and allocate resources.

“There are several challenges, the first of which is being able to articulate ourselves as a whole in the region. and to be able to speak the same language regarding the interests, needs and requirements that we have directly with our territory and from there we can put a direct agenda to the national government that allows it to establish joint strategies for the regions. and that it is not each department allocating resources individually, but as we say it as a whole“, held.

It is noteworthy that 3,600 coffee-growing families in Quindío are part of this declaration.