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The coffee value chain must work together in accordance with the principles of co-responsibility and solidarity to ensure sustainable coffee production, the achievement of sustainable development goals, and the prosperity of farmers, who should be at the center of any action or policy. Poverty is the greatest predator of communities and the environment. – Juan Esteban Orduz, President of the World Coffee Producer’s Forum
The World Coffee Producer’s Forum (WCPF) was established in 2017 to bring together coffee producers from around the world and provide a unique space for gathering and discussing critical issues of common interest for producers, including sustainability, climate, the environment, and prosperity.
The dialogue continues to evolve towards the need for a more comprehensive approach beyond the issue of prices. It is necessary for the value chain to work together to create the conditions or structure necessary for the PROSPERITY OF FARMERS, as it is not enough for producers to reach a minimum income. In this regard, producers, governments of coffee-producing countries, and other stakeholders must develop “national coffee sustainability plans” that identify national or sub-national needs and priorities to bring prosperity to coffee communities and develop policies and actions that lead to the prosperity of farmers.
The 3rd meeting of the World Coffee Producer’s Forum in Rwanda follows previous meetings in Medellin, Colombia in 2017, and Campinas, Brazil in 2019. With an impressive group of experts, the 3rd Forum will focus on creating national coffee sustainability plans that will help coffee-producing countries design and implement comprehensive policies to ensure the future of a coffee sector where coffee producers are prosperous and coffee production is sustainable.
The World Coffee Producer’s Forum typically attracts extensive media coverage and international attention, as well as visits from hundreds of participants from around the world. For example, the first Forum held in Medellin, Colombia, in 2017, exceeded expectations by bringing together over 1,400 producers, industry representatives, government officials, multilateral organizations, and non-profit organizations from over 40 coffee-producing countries. The second Forum held in Campinas, Brazil, in 2019, brought together over 1,500 similarly diverse and large-scale participants.
During multi-day in-person events in Colombia and the Philippines, and virtual events in 2021 and 2022, high-level speakers such as President Bill Clinton, President Juan Manuel Santos, President José María Figueres, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, and renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs discussed the unique challenges of the coffee sector, and participants had the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on coffee productivity, price volatility, climate change, and other challenges facing the coffee sector. Peers and colleagues worked together to determine priorities and action plans that enable the sector to continue to thrive together.
In 2017, the Forum commissioned Professor Jeffrey Sachs and the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investments to conduct a study on coffee production sustainability, which was presented in Brazil in 2019 and has become a reference for coffee experts worldwide
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KIGALI – RWANDA 2023
‘La chaîne de valeur du café doit travailler ensemble dans le respect des principes de coresponsabilité et de solidarité pour garantir une production de café durable, la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable et la prospérité des agriculteurs, qui doivent être au centre de
CAMPINAS – BRAZIL 2019
‘La chaîne de valeur du café doit travailler ensemble dans le respect des principes de coresponsabilité et de solidarité pour garantir une production de café durable, la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable et la prospérité des agriculteurs, qui doivent être au centre de
MEDELLIN – COLOMBIA 2017
‘La chaîne de valeur du café doit travailler ensemble dans le respect des principes de coresponsabilité et de solidarité pour garantir une production de café durable, la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable et la prospérité des agriculteurs, qui doivent être au centre de
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