Colombia Agriculture is an integral part of the nation's economy. Since colonial period the country has been experiencing good amount of agricultural production. Initially this prominent section of economy was catering to the needs of the country people, while in recent times Colombian Agriculture is considered to be an export revenue source.
The varied topography and the favorable climate are mainly responsible for the excessive growth of agriculture in Colombia. In the Caribbean lowlands banana plantations are done in huge amount, whereas in the Andean highlands coffee production take place. This South American country of Colombia is highly popular for producing a wide variety of agricultural goods.
The public as well as the private sector has lot of contribution in the agricultural infrastructure of the country. Fedecafe is said to be the biggest and most powerful agricultural associations that represent around 300,000 coffee producers in the middle of 1980s. This is not all it has also undertaken certain projects for the betterment of the
Colombia Agriculture. Basically the primary concern of this organization is to develop infrastructure for the promotion of balanced economic advancement and settling government's coffee policies.
Some Other remarkable agricultural organizations of Colombia are as follows:
- The Federation of Rice Growers
- The Colombian Association of Flower Producers
- The Colombian Association of Seed Producers
- The National Federation of Oil Palm Growers
It is assured that agriculture contributes around 25 % of the local product and around 75% of the exports.
