{"id":204049,"date":"2018-11-09T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=204049"},"modified":"2019-06-30T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:40:33","slug":"coffee-industry-espouses-unity-for-economic-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/coffee-industry-espouses-unity-for-economic-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee industry espouses unity for economic sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belo Horizonte \u2013 The avenues for bringing the \u2018sustainability\u2019 hype into the coffee industry were discussed during the Global Coffee Sustainability Conference, this Thursday (8) in Belo Horizonte during the International Coffee Week (ICW<\/a>). In the panel \u2018A shared journey: global collaboration towards a viable coffee industry,\u2019 coffee industry players worldwide discussed problems along this path.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t have food to feed your family, there\u2019s no way you\u2019ll think of anything else. Most coffee producers in the world are unable to cover production costs. I\u2019m talking about recent numbers. We must keep in touch with the producers and stay together,\u201d said Juan Esteban Ord\u00faz, who sits on the board of Rainforest Alliance, a major coffee industry certifier. \u201cWe must have a serious conversation and discuss economic sustainability. Three years ago, we were discussing sustainability in terms of climate and water issues. Now, we have changed, we are taking the next step. Sustainability in economics, society and natural resources,\u201d Ord\u00faz asserted during the panel.<\/p>\n

The Rainforest Alliance\u2019s CEO Han de Groot believes other steps along the production chain need attention. \u201cWe are still far removed from this best-case scenario of working together. First and foremost, one must look at another player\u2019s work and recognize that they are doing a better job than me at this point, so let\u2019s get together and learn from one another,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a drive to connect different initiatives, the International Coffee Organization (ICO<\/a>) is working on building partnerships. Ever since Brazil\u2019s Jos\u00e9 Sette took charge as CEO in 2017, memorandums have been signed into, with the International Women\u2019s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), the Global Coffee Platform, comprising multiple organizations to work for industry sustainability, and the African Fine Coffees Association.<\/p>\n

Last September, ICO released a guide on how to get funding from the Global Environment Facility, which finances environment-related projects around the world. \u201cThere\u2019s this belief that money is lacking when it comes to supporting initiatives, but that\u2019s not the case. There\u2019s plenty of money to go around, but it often fails to reach the targets because projects do not meet [the requirements]. That is why the ICO is looking to help so projects are ready to get the cash,\u201d Sette told ANBA.<\/p>\n

The guide is designed to make it clear to governments affiliated with the organization which initiatives are eligible for financial support, and to show how to outline the best possible projects. \u201cWe even cover adapting the language of these projects. We can help countries with structuring them,\u201d the ICO executive said.<\/p>\n

*The reported travelled at the invitation of the ICW organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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