AFCA Presentation at the 122nd

session of international coffee Council, London

Memorandum of understanding Between the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and African fine coffee association (AFCA)

AFCA & ICO Signed MoU in September 2017 at THE 120TH ICO MEETING IN COTE D’VOIRE

The promotion of technical and scientific cooperation in African coffee producing countries.

Key provisions of the MoU:

1) Improvement of statistical data;2) Country coffee profiles;3) Study and report on Coffee Sector outlook;4) Seminar, conference, workshops and topical trainings;5) Presentations to AFCA Conferences6) Designing coffee sector development project and

promoting joint fundraising activities7) Increasing Membership of the International Coffee

Organization

1. Improvement of statistical data

• Reach out to national institutions in charge of collecting statistical data

• A Statistical Workshop for African countries will be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda in February 2019.

The aim is to improve statistical data collection from African countries.

2.Coffee Profiles

The draft Coffee Profiles prepared:

i. Kenya

ii. Tanzania

iii. Uganda

iv. Rwanda

v. Ethiopia

The countries profiles for Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo and Malawi are at the drafting stage.

3. Study & Reports on Coffee Sector outlook

4. Seminar, conference, workshops and topical trainings

5. Presentation to AFCA Conferences

5. Conference Presentations

• Economic Viability of Coffee Farming

• The Changing Coffee Landscape in East Africa –Policy Interventions

• The World Coffee Market – a look into the future

• Innovations in the Coffee Industry

•Profitable Coffee Farming – The Next Frontier

7. Designing coffee sector development project and promoting joint fundraising activities

• AFCA participated in the Partnership Fair held on Wednesday 19th

September 2018, at the initiation of the ICO.

7. Increasing Membership of the ICO

Opportunities to meet with delegates from African Countries to review and discuss their participation at the ICO meetings.

We welcome you to the 17th AFCC & E, from the 13th to 15th February 2018, in Kigali Rwanda