Organization:International Coffee Organization
International Coffee
Organization
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| Headquarters | London, WC1 United Kingdom |
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| Type | Trade bloc |
| Members | Exporting
Importing
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• Executive director |  Vanusia Nogueira |
| Establishment | 1963 |
| Currency | Indexed as United States dollar -per-lb |
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The International Coffee Organization (ICO) was set up in 1963 in London, under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) due to the economic importance of coffee. It administers the International Coffee Agreement (ICA), an important instrument for development cooperation.
It was a result of the five-year International Coffee Agreement signed in 1962 at the UN in New York City and renegotiated in 1968, 1976, 1983, 1994 and 2007 at the ICO in London.[1]
The International Coffee Council is the highest authority of the Organization and is composed of representatives of each Member Government. It meets in March and September to discuss coffee matters, approve strategic documents and consider the recommendations of advisory bodies and committees.
The ICO's headquarters is located at 222 Gray's Inn Road in London and its current executive director is the Brazil ian José Sette.[citation needed]
The United States officially withdrew from the International Coffee Agreement in June 2018.[2] As of February 2, 2022 ICO Member Governments represent 93% of world coffee production and 63% of world consumption.[3][4]
Membership
As 2 February 2022, its membership comprises 42 producing members and 7 importing members.[3][4]
- Exporting Member Countries
Angola
Bolivia- Brazil
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mexico
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
- Importing Member Countries
European Union
Japan
Norway
Russia
Switzerland
Tunisia
United Kingdom
See also
References
- ↑ "History". International Coffee Organization. http://www.ico.org/icohistory_e.asp.
- ↑ "Press Release". 3 April 2018. http://www.ico.org/documents/cy2017-18/pr-295e-withdrawal-usa.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "International Coffee Organization - Members of the International Coffee Organization". 1 August 2022. https://www.ico.org/members_e.asp?section=About_Us.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Members of the International Coffee Organization". International Coffee Organization. https://www.ico.org/members_e.asp.
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