Salvador Urrutia Loucel

Latin America Director, World Coffee Research

Salvador Urrutia Loucel is the Latin America director for World Coffee Research, providing coordination and oversight of all activities in the region. In his 34 years of professional work, nearly 20 years have been in the cultivation of coffee. He has worked as a technician, as general manager in a local coffee company, and at the research institution PROCAFE. From 1999 to 2004, he was the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador, where he supported the coffee sector with economic and production-focused programs and provided support to coffee institutions in El Salvador and across Central America. He lives in Santa Ana, El Salvador.