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60 years of ICO at the centre of coffee diplomacy to build a sustainable industry

Sixty years ago, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) was established following the conclusion of the first International Coffee Agreement 1962 under the auspices of the United Nations. As the only intergovernmental organization for coffee dedicated to promoting coffee trade and fostering cooperation among coffee-producing and consuming nations, the ICO has brought together the entire coffee community to build a sustainable coffee sector worldwide, addressing some of the most pressing economic, social and environmental challenges of our time.

Sector changes in the last 60 years have been impressive. Today, we produce and consume 100 million more 60-kg bags than when the ICO was first established, and we now drink 2.7 billion cups a day compared with 1.1 billion in the 1960s. Brazil remains the largest producer and exporter. Vietnam now occupies second place. Meanwhile, the EU has overtaken the USA as the world’s largest consumer, and Japan and Indonesia have also crept up the consumption rankings since the ICO’s inception, replacing the UK and Canada in the top 5.

As we commemorate this important moment in our history and look to the future, let us draw inspiration from the way in which we have harnessed human agency and collaboration to bring about meaningful and transformative solutions over the past 60 years.

6O years in Time

1963

49 Members Exporting Members (42) Importing Members (7)

Over the past six decades, ICO has been consistently engaged in assisting its Members with the development, fund mobilization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of coffee sector development projects aiming to promote sustainable growth for the benefit of all stakeholders, from coffee farmers to consumers.

DIVERSIFICATION

Promote the coffee production through alternative, incomegenerating agricultural activities.

PROMOTION

Serve as an umbrella organization covering a wide range of activities to increase consumption & demand.

UPGRADE

Meet the challenges of quality, safety, productivity and compliance with international standards.

136 Council Sessions

8 International Coffee Agreements

The ICO was set up

International Coffee Organization

6O years in Number

319 Million US$ of projects implemented worldwide

139 Million US$ invested through the Promotion Fund to promote & expand coffee consumption

development

From 1965 to 1994 ICO-supported projects were funded by both producing and consuming Member countries and their associations under the abovementioned macro-thematic areas. However, since 2014, the role of the ICO has changed and it now focuses on providing technical assistance to producing countries in the design of their coffee sector development strategies and projects, and fund mobilization.

At the close of the 134th International Coffee Council, the new International Coffee Agreement (ICA 2022) was opened for signature. It reflects the transformation in the global coffee value chain, going beyond the traditional divide between exporting and importing Members. For the first time the private sector and the civil society, including farmers, can become affiliate members of the ICA, the only trade instrument for coffee diplomacy and action. ICA

2022

+1000 Reports and publications including coffee statistics on production and consumption figures to shed light on the world of coffee

A new common approach to the sector’s future

ICO’s leading role to shape the sector and unite the coffee community

VISION: Unite the coffee community to face economic, social and environmental sustainability challenges and to seize the opportunities for transformation alternatives towards a sustainable, inclusive, resilient and smallholder centered coffee sector.

ICO’S COMMITMENTS

Driving sustainability forward: Unite the coffee community to face sustainability challenges and seize the opportunities for transformation alternatives.

MISSION:

Help coffee industry players to address the driving forces that will affect global supply and influence the viability of the next generation of growers and consumers - demand and price, company competitiveness, certification and regulatory requirements, climate change.

COPE WITH PRIORITIES

Benefiting coffee producers: Unite the coffee community to embrace structural change as essential to ensure a prosperous income level for all coffee farmers and a future for generations to come.

Since its creation in 1963, the ICO has championed the coffee sector as a path to a more sustainable future for millions of people around the world. Our 60th anniversary is an opportunity for us to celebrate and honor the inspiring members of the coffee community, and to thank all members and partners for their active and extraordinary support over the past six decades. This year of celebration must also be a year of empowerment to drive the transformation the coffee world needs.

Vanúsia NOGUEIRA Executive Director of the ICO