Luis Fernando Samper

• BSc Economics Universidad de los Andes, MBA Columbia University - MLL Universidad de los Andes
• Managing Director at 4.0 Brands

Geographical indications (GIs) can be a tool to strengthen the sustainability of agrifood systems. This because GIs require a link between the product and its origin or territory as well as the need to manage the collective reputation through producer collective action (FAO 2010, 2018, Using geographical indications to improve sustainability—lesson...

Geographical Indications (GIs) are widely considered as tools to contribute to sustainability (The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations—FAO, 2009; 2017), if established and well managed. While the literature may not always agree on the positive effects of GIs in all sustainability dimensions (e.g., economic, social, and environme...

Coffee is one of the most important traded agricultural commodities. It is a commodity that is produced in the Global South but consumed mainly in the Global North. Coffee's global value chain is thus heavily influenced by consumers in these high income countries. However, newer consumption patterns are triggering a change in the coffee business mo...

Los intangibles son los activos más valiosos de las compañías. Sin embargo, los métodos tradicionales de valuación de marcas, desarrollados en el siglo XX, no incorporan los riesgos asociados con la globalización, el empoderamiento de los consumidores y las mayores exigencias de la sociedad a las empresas. Se propone una metodología para cuantifica...

As one of the world’s most traded agricultural commodities, coffee constitutes a significant part of the overall economy and a major source of foreign revenue for many developing countries. Coffee also touches a large portion of the world’s population in the South, where it is mainly produced, and in the North, where it is primarily consumed. As a...

El Café de Colombia, es un producto de alta calidad que le ha permitido el reconocimiento en el mercado internacional especialmente como una Indicación Geográfica Protegida (IGP) en Colombia entre ellos Unión Europea, Canadá, Estados Unidos y Suiza; como Denominación de Origen en la Comunidad Andina de Naciones. Sin embargo dada la amplia variación...

SANTOS R., J.M.; TABARES A., C.P.; YEPES, K.; ALARCON, R.; QUIROGA M., A.; POSADA S., H.E.; SAMPER, L.F. TITULO Documento técnico para el pliego de solicitud de denominación de origen protegida café de la Sierra EDITADO EN Chinchiná : CENICAFE, 2015 PAGINACION 110 p. OTROS DATOS 71 Refs. Esp. RESUMEN Este estudio tiene como objetivo soportar la imp...

El café de Colombia, es un producto de alta calidad que le ha permitido el reconocimiento en el mercado internacional como una indicación geográfica protegida. Dada la amplia variación en las características de la zona cafetera en términos de clima, suelo, y sistemas de producción, es posible la segmentación y diferenciación de la producción cafete...

Origin labels, more specifically Geographical Indications (GIs), allow organised producers to define quality standards and defend their food products’ reputation while highlighting their geographical origin and value to consumers. Café de Colombia was the first non-European food product registered as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) under EU...

In order to develop tools to identify origin in Colombian Coffee zones, 3877 coffee samples were taken for three consecutive years on farms, to represent the higher variability of coffee production system in terms of management, harvest season, varieties and origin of the coffee areas of the departments of Cauca (1006 samples) , Nariño (925) and Hu...

In order to implement a better quality control for the "100% Colombian Coffee" product, samples of arabica coffee from Colombia and its admixtures in proportions from 5 to 50 percent with Robusta coffee from Ecuador, Vietnam and Indonesia with three levels of roasting were evaluated. Samples were analyzed by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and mu...

In order to implement a better quality control for the "100% Colombian Coffee" product, samples of arabica coffee from Colombia and its admixtures in proportions from 5 to 50 percent with Robusta coffee from Ecuador, Vietnam and Indonesia with three levels of roasting were evaluated. Samples were analyzed by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and mu...

El Café de Colombia es un producto reconocido en el mercado internacional por su calidad. La variación que posee la zona cafetera en términos de clima, suelo y sistemas de producción, hacen posible la diferenciación y segmentación de la producción cafetera a nivel regional, como estrategia de valor agregado. Con este objetivo, la Federación Nacio...

El café de Colombia es un producto de alta calidad que le ha permitido reconocimiento en el mercado internacional como indicación geográfica protegida en Colombia y 11 países. Dada la amplia variación en las características de la zona cafetera en términos de clima, suelo y sistemas de producción, es posible la segmentación y diferenciación de la pr...

International markets are increasingly signaling demand for quality-differentiated coffee, which the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) proposed to exploit to identify those regional coffees that would fulfill the requirements to be classified as denomination of origin. The objective of this study was to develop and implement a sound, robust...

A frank and thorough assessment of what has worked and what has not in one of the world's most important coffee producing countries. Prepared for the transition of a new presidency and federal administration by a team of leading experts from across the spectrum of thinking on the topic. The paper succinctly reviews the anatomy and evolution of the...