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A few of the delegates displaying
their countries flags
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S
COFFEE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
Organized by the International Women’s Marilena Kouidou from COTECO reports
Coffee Alliance and Women in Coffee the from the conference.
conference took place between the 16th and
22nd of October. The conference was The conference’s lectures and panel
informative, inspiring, and full of positive discussions addressed in both an innovative
energy and took place in Addis Ababa, and inclusive manner all the major issues
Ethiopia. and challenges the global coffee industry is
facing nowadays, such as climate change,
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the deforestation, labour exploitation, land
International Women Coffee Alliance Global is abandonment, and livelihood for farmers.
an organization that works continuously on
building a more equitable and sustainable Different voices from various stakeholders' NOVEMBER/DECEMBER. 2023 | ISSUE 33
future for women in the coffee sector. perspectives among others: the ICO, AGRA,
European Union, The International Trade
The Alliance achieved in bringing together Center, US Aid, and Spanish cooperation,
300 participants from 27 different countries were heard giving the conference a
around the globe, both from the producing multifaced and conclusive platform of ideas
as well as the consuming side. exchange.
www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk
