International Coffee Organization facts for kids
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International Coffee
Organization Organización Internacional del Café (Spanish)
Organização Internacional do Café (Portuguese) Organisation Internationale du Café (French) |
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| Headquarters | London, WC1 United Kingdom |
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| Type | Trade bloc |
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Exporting
 Angola Bolivia Brazil Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Dem. Rep. Congo Ecuador El Salvador Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mexico Nepal Nicaragua Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Rwanda Sierra Leone Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Uganda Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe |
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• Executive director
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Vanusia Nogueira |
| Establishment | 1963 |
| Currency | Indexed as USD-per-lb |
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is a special group that helps countries involved with coffee. It was started in 1963 in London, England. The United Nations (UN) helped create it because coffee is so important for the economy.
The ICO manages something called the International Coffee Agreement (ICA). This agreement helps countries work together. It supports their growth and cooperation in the coffee world.
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How the ICO Started
The ICO was created after a five-year agreement was signed in 1962. This agreement was made at the UN in New York City. Over the years, the agreement has been updated many times. These updates happened in 1968, 1976, 1983, 1994, and 2007. All these updates took place at the ICO's office in London.
How the ICO Works
The highest group in the ICO is called the International Coffee Council. This council has representatives from every member country. They meet twice a year, in March and September. During these meetings, they talk about coffee issues. They also approve important plans and ideas.
The main office of the ICO is in London. It is located at 222 Gray's Inn Road. The current leader of the ICO is Vanúsia Nogueira from Brazil.
In June 2018, the United States left the International Coffee Agreement. As of early 2022, most of the world's coffee is produced by ICO members. About 93% of all coffee production comes from these countries. Also, 63% of the world's coffee is bought by ICO importing members.
Who are the Members?
As of February 2, 2022, the ICO has 42 countries that produce coffee. It also has 7 members that import coffee.
Exporting Coffee Countries
These countries grow and sell coffee to other parts of the world:
- 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 Coffee Countries
These countries buy coffee from other parts of the world:
See also
In Spanish: Organización Internacional del Café para niños
- Economics of coffee
