Press Release: Rwanda hosts the III World Coffee Producers Forum
KIGALI, February, 13th 2023: Today, the III World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) will convene in Kigali City, Rwanda to tackle and find solutions for very important issues faced by global coffee producers. The two-day conference comes to Rwanda after one of the deliberations of the 2nd edition of WCPF held in Campinas, Brazil in 2019.
The World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2017 to analyze and address the critical issues of common concern to growers across the globe.
It is expected that more than 1,000 regional and international participants, from over 40 coffee producing countries across the globe, with members of the wider coffee industry will participate in this forum.
With an impressive group of experts, the focus of the 3rd forum will be to secure the future of a coffee sector where coffee producers are prosperous, and coffee production is sustainable with the creation of National Coffee Sustainability Plans, which will help coffee producing countries design and implement comprehensive coffee policies.
The President of Colombian Coffee Federation and Chairperson of WCPF, Mr. Juan Esteban Orduz emphasized that the main objective of this forum is to bring together coffee producers, industry leaders, economists and analysts, to assess and address barriers that hinder the development of the coffee industry, but particularly, coffee farmers.
“The coffee value chain actors need to work together under the principles of co-responsibility and solidarity to ensure sustainable coffee production, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and farmers’ prosperity, which must be at the center of any action or policy. Poverty is the biggest predator of communities and the environment.” Said Mr. Orduz.
Gerardine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda said: “Although coffee is among the most popular and healthiest beverage in the world, it does not, by itself, guarantee the millions of farmers farming coffee a decent living and a prosperous future.
We have to work with all coffee stakeholders to ensure that farmers are fairly compensated and live in dignity in their respective households.”
This will be an opportune moment for Rwandans exporting coffee to increase the visibility of their brands at the global level. The country’s coffee gained many accolades in the past decades, thanks to its unique quality. Between January and December 2022, Rwanda earned USD 99,736,947 from coffee exports.
Press Release: Rwanda hosts the III World Coffee Producers Forum
KIGALI, February, 13th 2023: Today, the III World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) will convene in Kigali City, Rwanda to tackle and find solutions for very important issues faced by global coffee producers. The two-day conference comes to Rwanda after one of the deliberations of the 2nd edition of WCPF held in Campinas, Brazil in 2019.
The World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2017 to analyze and address the critical issues of common concern to growers across the globe.
It is expected that more than 1,000 regional and international participants, from over 40 coffee producing countries across the globe, with members of the wider coffee industry will participate in this forum.
With an impressive group of experts, the focus of the 3rd forum will be to secure the future of a coffee sector where coffee producers are prosperous, and coffee production is sustainable with the creation of National Coffee Sustainability Plans, which will help coffee producing countries design and implement comprehensive coffee policies.
The President of Colombian Coffee Federation and Chairperson of WCPF, Mr. Juan Esteban Orduz emphasized that the main objective of this forum is to bring together coffee producers, industry leaders, economists and analysts, to assess and address barriers that hinder the development of the coffee industry, but particularly, coffee farmers.
“The coffee value chain actors need to work together under the principles of co-responsibility and solidarity to ensure sustainable coffee production, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and farmers’ prosperity, which must be at the center of any action or policy. Poverty is the biggest predator of communities and the environment.” Said Mr. Orduz.
Gerardine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda said: “Although coffee is among the most popular and healthiest beverage in the world, it does not, by itself, guarantee the millions of farmers farming coffee a decent living and a prosperous future.
We have to work with all coffee stakeholders to ensure that farmers are fairly compensated and live in dignity in their respective households.”
This will be an opportune moment for Rwandans exporting coffee to increase the visibility of their brands at the global level. The country’s coffee gained many accolades in the past decades, thanks to its unique quality. Between January and December 2022, Rwanda earned USD 99,736,947 from coffee exports.
