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Cooperatives & Communities
Partners pledge to transform global coffee sector in joint declaration
BERLIN, 19 January 22, 2024 – Set against the vibrant backdrop of Berlin’s Grüne Woche, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO], Global Coffee Platform [GCP], and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee exports from Africa dropped 13.5 percent in November 2023
KAMPALA, January 4, 2024 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 13.5 percent to 1.01 million bags in November 2023 from 1.16mln bags in November 2022, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports down 0.4 percent in October 2023
KAMPALA, December 12, 2023 – Global exports of green beans in October 2023 declined by 0.4 percent to 8.57 million bags, compared with 8.61mln bags in the same month of the previous…
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Africa
Africa coffee exports drop 1.1 percent as Uganda and Tanzania register growth
KAMPALA, September 8, 2023 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 1.1 percent to 1.37 million bags in July 2023 from 1.39mln bags in July 2022, the International…
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ICO and ILO join forces to celebrate 2023 International Coffee Day
KAMPALA – Respect for workers and compliance with labour standards are the foundations of decent work and an integral part of ensuring universal human rights. Promoting respect for such international labour standards…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BCU farmers ask for equipment to produce soluble coffee
MBALE – Farmers under Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] have appealed to government to support them with a soluble coffee processing plant, saying soluble coffee earns better prices on the international market. Nathan…
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Africa
Africa coffee exports plummet 7.2 percent
KAMPALA – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 7.2 percent to 1.14 million bags in May 2023 from 1.23mln bags in May 2022, says International Coffee Organisation [ICO]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indonesia’s coffee exports forecast to decline
JAKARTA– Coffee exports from Indonesia in the market year 2023/24 are expected to decline by nearly one-third, reportedly due to weather-related supply shortages. The most severe shortages are expected in Robusta production,…
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Africa
Planet-protecting coffee: Mozambique joins ICO
LONDON – Mozambique joined the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] at a ceremony held in London. The southern African state is committed to offering coffee lovers around the world environmentally-friendly and socially sustainable…
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International
Africa sees coffee exports drop 9.8 percent in May 2023
KAMPALA – Africa saw its coffee exports of all forms drop by 9.8 percent to 0.94 million bags in April 2023 down from 1.04mln bags in April 2022, the International Coffee Organisation…
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