Law 2005 of 2019 – Incentives for Quality, Consumption, Marketing, Conversion and Formalization of the Panela Value Chain

Law 2005 of 2019 establishes incentives to expand demand, improve quality, promote consumption and strengthen the marketing of panela, virgin molasses and their derivatives in Colombia. The law prioritizes small and medium-sized producers and small-scale rural panela mills and includes supplier guarantee labels, tax incentives, business and labor formalization programs, technological conversion of panela mills, technical assistance, access to credit, infrastructure support, organic product certification, producer associations and institutional procurement of panela.