The International Coffee Organization (ICO) was set up in 1963 in
London
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, under the auspices of the
United Nations
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(UN) due to the economic importance of
coffee
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. It administers the International Coffee Agreement (ICA), an important instrument for development cooperation.
It was a result of the five-year
International Coffee Agreement
The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) is an international commodity agreement between coffee producing countries and consuming countries. First signed in 1962, it was originally aimed at maintaining exporting countries' quotas and keeping coff ...
signed in 1962 at the UN in
New York City
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and renegotiated in 1968, 1976, 1983, 1994 and 2007 at the ICO in
London
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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
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ian José Sette.
The United States officially withdrew from the International Coffee Agreement in June 2018. As of February 2, 2022 ICO Member Governments represent 93% of world coffee production and 63% of world consumption.
Membership
As 2 February 2022, its membership comprises 42 producing members and 7 importing members.
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See also
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Economics of coffee
Coffee is a popular beverage and an important commodity. Tens of millions of small producers in developing countries make their living growing coffee. Over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed in the world daily that amounts to 2.5 cups of co ...
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Intergovernmental organizations established by treaty
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Coffee in the United Kingdom