International Coffee Organization

• International Coffee Organization (ICO), in collaboration with the Coffee Board of India, Government of India, Government of Karnataka, and the Coffee industry, is hosting the 5^th World Coffee Conference (WCC) at
• It is for the first time that a global coffee event is being held in India and Asia.
• The central theme of the event will be ‘Sustainability Through Circular Economy and Regenerative Agriculture’.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION

• It is the main intergovernmental organization for coffee, bringing together exporting and importing Governments to tackle the challenges facing the world coffee sector through international cooperation.
• The International Coffee Organization was established in 1963 when the first International Coffee Agreement (ICA) entered into force in 1962 for a period of five years, and it has continued to operate under successive Agreements negotiated since then.
• Membership: 43 exporting members (including India) and 6 importing members.
  • Its Member Governments represent 98% of world coffee production and 67% of world consumption.
• Mission– To strengthen the global coffee sector and promote its sustainable expansion in a market-based environment for the betterment of all participants in the coffee sector.
• It administers the International Coffee Agreement (ICA), an important instrument for development cooperation.
  • The latest Agreement, the ICA 2007, entered into force on 2 February 2011.