san carlos colombia farmers flee war colombian andes return revive abandon land cultivate coffee tree boost global supply highest-quality bean colombia five-decade civil war long americas displace millions disrupt farm decades areas produce coffee exact consumer revival coffee farm former conflict zone could help boost colombia coffee output 40 percent accord government estimate would raise global supply mild arabica bean 13 percent additional supply could reduce cost raw material world top roasters many seek secure increase supply colombia 950 coffee-growing families return san carlos area represent 60 percent 1,600 families leave war accord data colombian coffee growers federation fnc supply region 330 kilometers 205 miles north west colombian capital bogota could expand farmers plant land people return region provide need labor area 800 hectares coffee farm double low 400 hectares war still half 1,500 hectares prior conflict accord fnc data among return libardo garcia lose two brothers conflict one shoot kill landmine family move back 12-hectare 30 acres farm 2015 flee 2001. coffee tree dead come back say garcia since plant 8,000 tree two hectares steeply slop land arabica high quality coffee bean colombia world top producer mild arabica make variety bean separate cherry dry increase quality arabica make 60 percent global coffee supply lower-quality robusta bean account rest coffee roasters add robusta highly secretive blend premium brand typically 100 percent mild arabica peace deal government rebel revolutionary arm force colombia farc late 2016 pave way many return home farm include thousands coffee growers 220,000 people die millions displace decades fight among leftist guerillas paramilitary group criminal organizations government force conflict impact large areas country government struggle exert control highlands remote jungle areas west south country farmers stay violence also switch coffee grow coca illegal crop cultivate conflict coca use cocaine production cash grow help finance arm group war combination farmers return abandon land others switch coffee could help boost country total output record 20 million 60-kg bag 2020 government estimate 14.2 million bag 2016. andean region san carlos revival coffee production advance quickly since conflict region abate around 2014 peace deal still negotiate country conflict rebel begin 1964 peak region around 2000. flee farm garcia spend time city medellin town san carlos come back love land say lean fence outside home brick house adorn baskets flower wear wide-brimmed hat garcia point former farc stronghold distance tree-covered mountains hour walk farm neighbor yet return say either skeptical peace last make live elsewhere move family back garcia travel 13 kilometers nearby san carlos every weekend three years plant new coffee tree remove dead ones garcia plenty land expand farm yet find labor people return surround communities new high-yielding tree help boost harvest region still far reach potential labor shortage say rosa velasques manager local cooperative 1,000 local farmers sell bean international roasters jump opportunity buy bean colombia world third-largest coffee producer source third world mild arabica supply italian roaster illycaffe expand buy part country unreachable violence open say illycaffe chairman andrea illy firm increase purchase region double digit percentages last two three years illy say expect growth continue similar rat 2016 nestle nespresso buy first coffee post-conflict region colombia launch year limit edition lot regions nobody even taste coffee recently say katherine graham nestle nespresso corporate communications manager areas strong potential graham say need lot development lot work starbucks co expand partnership unite state agency international development give 1,000 farmers post-conflict zone agricultural train also partner inter-american development bank support 2,000 farmers colombia mainly women loan initiative colombian entrepreneur gonzalo navarro launch roast company call piccolo piacere medellin early year focus source small coffee growers many former conflict zone access farmers past grow things coca say back near san carlos farmer rubiela cuervo work remote farm family flee medellin escape violence 2005 struggle make live return year late despite ongoing violence expand farm peace return area recent years hope peace bring us employment income work say hop displace graphic high-quality coffee output country tmsnrt.rs/2zc9sau peace give colombian coffee extra shoot