Partnership takes Dutch genetics to Colombia

Clever Leaves announced that through its partnership with a Dutch seed bank Paradise Seeds, it would develop and register high-performance cannabis cultivars in Colombia. Clever Leaves will have an exclusive license to cultivate some of these genetics, while Paradise will make other cultivars available to third parties for cultivation across Colombia and Latin America. The two companies have already begun rigorous selection, phenotyping, and agronomic trials of several Paradise varieties at Clever Leaves’ facility in order to register market-leading cultivars for production and commercialization.

Colombia
Colombian regulations require official agronomic registration of all cannabis varieties cultivated in the country to ensure traceability and transparency in the international trade of cannabis flowers and derived products. This partnership marks the first agronomic registrations of Paradise genetics in Colombia, enabling the first licensed cultivation and production of Paradise strains for export to global medicinal cannabis markets. The collaboration is expected to positively impact cannabis patients worldwide, combining Paradise’s experience in the breeding and selection of high-quality cannabis strains with Clever Leaves’ expertise in the cultivation and production of medicinal cannabis at its facility under Good Manufacturing Practices, which are compliant with standards in the European Union, Australia, Brazil, and Colombia.

"Huge potential"
“Our partnership with Paradise, a company renowned for strains that have won multiple awards—including the High Times Cup, Highlife Cup, and Plant of the Year—represents an immense opportunity to expand Clever Leaves’ global footprint through the registration of Paradise’s genetics. By combining Paradise’s renowned strains with the knowledge and capabilities Clever Leaves has built in Colombia, we can strengthen our portfolio and export new strains to countries where medical cannabis is allowed,” said Andrés Fajardo, CEO of Clever Leaves.

Luc Krol, Founder and CEO of Paradise Seeds, said: “We are thrilled to collaborate with Clever Leaves to develop and register our genetic assets in Colombia. We see huge potential for medical cannabis production in Colombia due to the country’s excellent climate, low costs, skilled workforce, and supportive regulations. This partnership with one of the leading international licensed producers operating in the country further advances our strategy of building lasting relationships with high-quality companies in key markets to make Paradise varieties available to more patients around the world.”