San José, Costa Rica - Sintercafé, November 14, 2014

 Established  in  1963  when  the  first  Interna5onal  Coffee  Agreement  (ICA)  entered  into  force  in  1962  for  a  period  of  five  years.      It  has  con5nued  to  operate  under  successive  Agreements  nego5ated  since  then.    

*  These  include  the  ICA  1968          (and  its  two  extensions)  *  ICA  1976  (with  one  extension)  *  ICA  1983  (and  its  four  extensions)  *  ICA  1994  Agreement  (with  one  extension)  • ICA  2001  Agreement  (with  three  extensions).      

ICO’s  Mission  

•  The  main  intergovernmental  organiza1on  for  coffee,  bringing  together  expor1ng  and  impor1ng  Governments  to  tackle  the  challenges  facing  the  world  coffee  sector  through  interna1onal  coopera1on.    

•  Its  Member  Governments  represent  94%  of  world  coffee  produc1on  and  over  75%  of  world  consump1on.  

The  ICO’s  mission  is  to  strengthen  the  global  coffee  sector  and  promote  its  sustainable  expansion  in  a  market-­‐based  environment  for  the  be>erment  of  all  par?cipants  in  the  

coffee  sector.  

Members  of  the  ICO  

•  39  Expor1ng  Members  •  28  Impor1ng  Members  (includes  all  E.U.  countries)  

The  global  spread  of  coffee  growing  and  drinking  began  in  the  Horn  of  Africa,  where,  according  to  legend,    coffee  trees  originated  in  the  Ethiopian  province  of  Kaffa.      Coffee  is  grown  in  more  than  50  countries  around  the    world  in  La5n  America,  Africa  And  Asia.      The  ICO  understands  the  need  to  make  coffee  growing  A  sustainable  ac1vity  and  the  need  to  support  the    Communi1es  that  do  it.    Through  the  CFCSF,  the  ICO  is  a  facilitator  among  countries  and    Between  countries  and  agencies  and  organiza5ons  that  support    Sustainable  development  in  the  world.      Public  and  Private  Sectors  interac1on.        

1st  CFCSF  London  –  Sept.  17,  2011  

•  The  first  Consulta5ve  Forum  on  Coffee  Sector  Finance  took  place  in  September  2011.  The  objec1ve  of  this  Forum  was  to  discuss  :�  

–  What  mechanisms,  tools  or  strategies  exist,  or  could  be  developed  or  improved,  to  help  small-­‐  and  medium-­‐sized  producers  manage  the  risk  of  green  coffee  price  vola1lity,  and    

–  ��What  are  the  challenges  for  each  of  the  mechanisms,  and  how  can  those  challenges  be  overcome  to  make  the  tools/strategies  more  accessible  and  useful  for  small-­‐  and  medium-­‐sized  producers.    

2nd  CFCSF  London  -­‐  March  6,  2012  

The   second   Consulta5ve   Forum   on   Coffee   Sector  Finance   took   place   in   March   2012.   The   objec1ve   of   the  event   was   to   discuss   the   role   that   producer   associa1ons,  governments   and   other   en11es   (e.g.   the   private   sector,  non�-­‐profit   organiza1ons   or   public-­‐private   partnerships)  play,   or   could   play,   in   making   risk   management   and  financing   tools   more   accessible,   and   more   workable,   for  small�-­‐  and  medium�-­‐sized  growers  

3rd  CFCSF  Belo  Horizonte  -­‐  Sept.10,  2013  

 The  3rd  Consulta5ve  Forum  on  Coffee  Sector  Finance  took   place   in   September   2013   in   Belo   Horizonte,  Brazil,  on  the  topic  of  aggrega1on.  The  objec1ve  of  the  event  was   to   iden1fy   best   prac1ces   and   disseminate  informa1on   to   Members   about   aggrega1on   as   a  pla`orm   through   which   access   to   finance   and   risk  management  could  be  achieved  more  effec1vely.    

4th  CFCSF  London  -­‐  Sept.  23,  2014  

•  The  Fourth  Consulta5ve  Forum  on  Coffee  Sector  Finance    addressed  –in  a  context  where  the  income  of  coffee  growers  all  over  the  world  has  plummeted  affec1ng  millions  of  people  in  thousands  of  communi1es-­‐  the  crucial  role  of  mul.lateral  financial  ins.tu.ons  .  The  4th  Forum  seeked  to  provide  solu1ons  for  producing  countries  to  effec.vely  engage  with  financial  mul.lateral  ins.tu.ons  and  donors  and  ensure  that  financing  from  those  organiza.ons  meet  the  needs  of  coffee  farmers.    The  objec1ve  is  to  establish  a  direct  dialogue  with  financial  mul.lateral  ins.tu.ons,  donors,  and  other  actors  in  the  field,  to  discuss  and  implement  concrete  plans  for  poverty  allevia.on  and  wealth  crea.on  in  rural  communi.es  which  depend  on  coffee  produc.on.  

•     Interac5on  between  the  Private  and  Public  Sectors  is  pivotal  to  

Address  Development  Issues.  

4th  CFCSF  London  -­‐  Sept.  23,  2014  

4th  CFCSF  Next  Steps  –  London  –  March  ,  2015  

With  the  par1cipa1on  of  the  same  actors:        

•  Work  on  defining  the  real  possibili1es  of  ins1tu1ons  

•  Learn  about  structures  and  processes  in  those  organiza1ons  

•  Develop  project  structuring  

Prac5cal  Approach