The International Coffee Agreement 2007

The report outlines strategic opportunities to implement the International Coffee Agreement 2007, focusing on participatory governance, improved market statistics for differentiated coffees, capacity building, and enhanced access to finance for small producers.

• The ICA 2007 establishes sustainability as a broad guiding principle for the entire agreement, with the overall objective being the "sustainable expansion [of the coffee sector] in a market-based environment."
• The agreement introduces a Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance (Art. 31) that mandates the inclusion of diverse stakeholders, including the private sector, NGOs, and financial institutions, moving beyond traditional member-based confines.
• There is a critical need for the ICO to enhance its statistics gathering to cover differentiated, specialty, and niche markets, as current analysis focuses primarily on four major coffee quality groups.
• The report suggests the ICO develop a "coffee portal" in coordination with agencies like the FAO, UNCTAD, and ITC to provide a one-stop shop for producers, traders, and consumers.
• Coffee-producing regions require increased technical assistance and infrastructural support due to the dismantling of local support institutions during the liberalization and structural adjustment policies of the 1980s and 1990s.
• The ICO needs to diversify its funding sources for capacity building and projects, as it has historically relied heavily on the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), which is now shifting its priorities.
• Small and medium-scale producers face significant obstacles in accessing credit and finance, which are essential for risk management and maintaining production systems.

APA

Potts, J. (2008). The International Coffee Agreement 2007. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/ica.pdf

Chicago

Potts, Jason. The International Coffee Agreement 2007. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/ica.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{potts2008international, author = {Potts, Jason}, title = {{The International Coffee Agreement 2007}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2008}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/ica.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }