Duver Rojas Quintero

Duver Rojas has been involved with coffee since he was seven years old. He is the second generation of coffee producers in the Rojas Family, as his parents used to grow coffee. Duver inherited Finca Las Delicias from his father and since then, he has had a fantastic experience learning and producing coffee. His main objective is to continue with his parent’s legacy and he is always applying traditional practices on his farm, taking care of the soil, water sources, and nature. He has implemented shade to his coffee trees which provides organic material for his plantation and helps him avoid using chemical products.

Eleven years ago, Duver decided to try a new project on his farm, to start producing specialty coffee. He knew that his farm and land had very high potential to produce these type of coffees and he wanted to learn more, receive trainings, experiment with new processes, and search for a better quality. For eleven years, Duver has been receiving training from Caravela, learning about producing specialty coffee and he says he never tires of learning. Today, he works together with his family to improve the quality of their coffee. He believes his farm is blessed by God, and that is his motivation to wake up every day: to produce some of the best coffee of Gigante, Huila. Duver is also member of the Board of Directors of the cooperative El Desarrollo in Gigante, and when he is not on his farm, he goes and visits other member farms to learn about new farming technologies.