This year’s field day will be to the finca Pampa y Cielo from SMS Specialty Coffee, on Wednesday 8th.
Video from Virtual Field Day Sintercafe 2020
Finca Pampa y Cielo is located in Ciudad Colón, in the central valley, bordering the main points of the capital of Costa Rica. It is surrounded by mountains, forming a biological corridor. At different times of the year, animals such as monkeys, deers, and raccoons can be observed in the middle of the coffee plants.
Considering the topographic conditions of this farm, when the renovation started in 2018 with new varieties, SMS decided to mechanize it. Nowadays, Pampa y Cielo works as a model farm in Costa Rica of how coffee farming can be mechanized, demonstrating improvements in productivity with new varieties, production, yields, and cost optimization. The farm has 91 hectares, with several trees distributed across the farm, offering a unique view in every plot. Since last year, this farm is under an Organic High-Tech program, which is focused on guaranteeing organic coffee with good yields and quality.
Schedule
| 08:30 am | Departure from Hotel Real Intercontinental (Farm Pampa y Cielo, location Ciudad Colón) |
| 09:30 am – 12:00 pm | Tour We will visit several stations with different projects and technologies of SMS. |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 01:30 pm | Back to hotel |