Colombia is a Newton Fund partner country. The Newton-Caldas Fund is named after Francisco José de Caldas, considered the father of engineering in Colombia and the inventor of the hypsometer, an instrument for measuring height or elevation.
Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America and one of the continent's most populous nations. The country’s natural resources include vast biodiversity, and the economy is traditionally based on agriculture, particularly coffee and fruit production.
Colombia has been ravaged by a decades-long violent conflict, tied to the unequal distribution of wealth and the illicit drugs trade. However, since 2002, the country has been making significant progress towards improving security (BBC, 2018).
Priorities for Colombia
Turning coffee waste into electricity in Colombia
Waste water from coffee processing is harmful to the environment, as it contains substances that take a very long time to degrade. This is a particular problem in Colombia, the world’s third largest coffee producer, where nearly all coffee is grown on small, family-owned farms. The farmers are...
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