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„"Hyatt is committed to offering unique food and beverage products," said George Vizer, vice president food and beverage, Hyatt Hotels Corporation. "In addition to providing great coffee to our guests, we're also helping to make a positive contribution with Starbucks."The two coffee varieties include: Shade Grown Mexico coffeeIn 1998, Starbucks and Conservation International (CI), an international conservation organization based in Washington, D.C., began a partnership to support farmers of shade grown coffee in an effort to promote coffee cultivation methods that protect biodiversity. The region that produces Starbucks Shade Grown coffee is located in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico, a region that contains the last remaining cloud forest in southern Mexico and is a biodiversity hot spot. Biodiversity hotspots make up just 1.4 percent of the planet's surface, yet harbor over 60 percent of all plant and animal diversity, and they are under increasing threats.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„17. One of the key objectives of the International Coffee Agreement, that of encouraging Members to develop a sustainable coffee economy, very much tallies with the goals of the World Summit on Sustainable Development of poverty eradication within a framework of sustainable development. In fact the objectives of the new 2001 Agreement are very much development-oriented and fuller recognition of this by other multilateral organizations would be very helpful. The special importance of the coffee sector to the economic development of producing countries should be more widely understood, with the corollary that the ICO should be regularly consulted with respect to projects and programmes addressing or affecting the coffee sector in such countries or globally. In coffee, which remains of key importance to a substantial number of developing countries including LDCs, the ICO should be recognized as constituting a fundamental instrument for cooperation and coordination in working towards sustainable development.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„All food items being brought into the US will have to be traceable to the farm to comply with bio-terrorism acts. For coffee, traceability just has to go back to the mill. The law will go into effect December 12, 2003. Most coffee producers around the world are not taking any steps to comply with these rules. All food manufacturers have to be registered. Farms and millers are exempt. Roasters and packagers must register. It can only be done on internet and after final rules are written and accepted (on or around October 15, 2003). SCAA is pushing for Letters of Agreements with producing countries to participate in Cup of Excellence program. SCAA and NCA are lobbying US to join the ICO. If the US doesn’t join, the ICO will probably collapse. Frank feels HCA’s participation in the International Relations Committee is worthwhile. He can attend the next meeting in January and at the SCAA Convention if the HCA so desires. The convention center in Atlanta for the SCAA is 3 miles away from the main hotels.“

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Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„These coffees were selected in the aid of the Cup of the Excellence, an event that is made for the first time in El Salvador and that has had good results in other countries of Central America, like Nicaragua and Guatemala. A total of 22 international and representing tasters of buying companies of coffee was in charge to describe products as the Salvadoran property. The experts assured that the best coffee El Salvador is in Santa Ana Three property of this department took to the presidential prize?Taza of the Excellence, by to have surpassed the 90 points in the qualification of the judges. The producers Everest, Alvarez Prunera and Compañi'a and Francisco Arturo Alvarez santanecas of Kilimanjaro, Malacara Rocks received the recognitions to produce the best Salvadoran coffees in the property Lot To and Malacara Lot C.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„I was personally relieved to discover that the sequence of my preferences matched the preferences of the international jury that selected the Cup of Excellence winners. True, my ratings numerically were about three or four points higher than the international jury ratings, but this can be explained in a number of ways, ranging from Ken Is Too Easy to the fact that I am cupping these coffees in slightly darker, more fully developed production roasts than the lighter "cupping" roast used for international cupping competitions. In the case of the Vargem Grande, a competition coffee offered by two different roasters, the difference in my ratings between the two versions directly relates to roast style. This delicate coffee seemed to fare much better in the medium roast offered by Mr.“

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Tea & Coffee 12/01 - World News (#)

„London - At its recent meeting at the headquarters of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) in London, the International Coffee Council spoke on its latest report on the market situation for coffee. The report confirms that the current situation of very low prices is leading to severe economic and social problems in a growing number of coffee producing countries, and concerns over coffee quality in consuming countries. The Council recognized that one possible way to address this problem was through a quality improvement program and the establishment of a Quality Committee to devise rules to facilitate measures for the withdrawal from the market of defective coffee beans and those with a moisture content above a permitted level.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„Most sell 100 percent Fair Trade coffee; all sell at least 90 percent Fair Trade coffee and have committed themselves to move toward 100 percent. When you purchase coffee from one of these organizations, you are not only ensuring that the farmers who grew it are receiving a fair price-you are supporting an alternative business model, and voting with your dollars for a value-based system of international trade. CRS endorses the Fair Traders proudly, and encourages Catholics and other conscientious consumers in the United States to purchase coffee from these mission-driven organizations. (Every organization that appears here is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, certifies their coffee Fair Trade through TransFair USA, or both.)“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Throughout the competition coffees are identified only by three-digit numbers that change with every round of cupping. Those lots of coffee that make it through the first in-country-juried stage of competition and its two rounds of cupping then advance to the final rounds of evaluation by an international jury. Typically these juries include coffee buyers and cuppers from Europe, North America and Japan, plus cuppers from coffee producing countries. Working with the 100-point rating system pioneered by Coffee Review (but using an evaluation form different from the one used at Coffee Review) this group of judges cup and rate the coffees that made it past the in-country jury.“

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Global Exchange : US Plans to Rejoin International Coffee Organization (#)

„In a move praised around the world by coffee farmer advocates and coffee consuming countries alike, the United States government announced its intention to rejoin the International Coffee Organization, the international forum for coffee trade policy and production. About 25 million farmers depend on coffee crops to feed their families. But plummeting coffee prices have created a global humanitarian crisis where farmers in poor countries sell their coffee beans for much less than they spend to harvest them, creating increased poverty, hunger, and dislocation in 50 coffee-growing countries.“

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Ready To Drink (RTD) Espresso and Iced Coffee (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Even fine dining establishments have found their customers are expecting an equally memorable cup of coffee to conclude a memorable dining experience. In the words of Bruce Mullins, Vice President of Coffee Bean International, “…specialty coffee consumers tend to have unspoken higher expectations for products and services than other people.” In the Specialty coffee marketplace the largest age group with many of those higher expectations is the 18-24 age group. This group of coffee consumers rose 25% in 2000 from 23% in 1999. These young adults tend toward the larger 9.0 ounce cup sizes, and tend toward out-of-home consumption, so that even 7-Elevens carry a Cappuccino Frappe.“

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Coffee Kids | Community - Oaxaca (#)

„Each memberof the community receives support equaling approximately $30 each year from the local municipality.The lack of adequate federal and state resources designated to the communities of the SierraMazateca has created a marginalized existence for people striving to make a living throughagriculture without basic human services or sufficient infrastructure. A recent drastic reduction inthe international prices of coffee, corn, and beans (the main sources of income in the region) hasfurther increased the economic disparity between these farmers and those with greater access togovernmental resources. This dramatic price reduction has affected, above all, those alreadymarginalized the most: women; children, and the elderly.“

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Café de Colombia - HISTORY OF THE LOGO (#)

„By 1987 there were nearly 30 supermarket brands and at this point the logo was included in all creative materials on a national basis. Logo Versions Two versions of the logo were created: North American Version: "100% Colombian Coffee" International Version: "Café de Colombia" In 1995, in an effort to globalize the brand, the Federation decided to phase out the English version of the logo. Current advertising programs, including multinational media buys and sports sponsorships with global reach, suggest that a common logo across borders will generate the highest awareness while minimizing consumer confusion. The "Café de Colombia" logo is now used in all advertising and promotional materials.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/04 - U.S. to Rejoin International Coffee Organization (#)

„The State Department officially expressed U.S. intent to rejoin the International Coffee Organization (ICO), confirming widespread industry speculation. The decision marks the culmination of an intensive effort by the global coffee industry led by the National Coffee Association (NCA), and effectively ends the decade-plus absence of the world’s largest coffee consuming nation from the table of global dialogue on industry issues. The decision paves the way for the U.S. to act as a positive force in fostering a sustainable future for the global coffee industry by improving life and competitiveness in the producing world.“

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The crisis brewing in the coffee world. - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies that fix market prices for basic products and prevent governments from regulating those prices or protecting their farmers have resulted in calamity for coffee growers. Ever since the International Coffee Agreement's economic clauses were broken at the end of the '80s, the region's coffee producers have been left without any serious means of coordination or organising policy. Before this rupture, policy was clear-cut: neither banks, nor multilateral institutions, nor governments were authorised to promote expansion in coffee producing areas. ìAll this disappeared.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Readers should keep in mind that the juries of international coffee cuppers who assign ratings to these coffees sample them as green coffees brought to identical light-to-medium roasts, whereas at Coffee Review we take into account the intertwined impact of both coffee and roast when assigning our ratings. This difference in approach mainly explains why my ratings are often significantly higher than the jury ratings for the same green coffees. I am cupping these coffees at what coffee professionals call "production" roasts.“

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Birds are crazy (#)

„However, the reliance on a single export commodity byfarmers in many countries often ends in overproduction. The impact of a worldwide coffeeglut was buffered by the International Coffee Agreement, which called for the stockpilingof stored coffee beans by participating countries. The collapse of this agreement (1989)and the trend towards free market economics has caused a crisis in coffee production. Inthe wake of the price collapse, countries such as Colombia have taken deliberate steps tomodernize production, driving small and "inefficient" growers into alternativeland uses.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cover Story - ASIC 2004 (#)

„Overall the ASIC-2004 Conference received a very good response both from the international coffee scientific community as well as the industry circles. In all 286 registered delegates comprising scientists, academicians, industrialist and traders connected with coffee from about 30 different countries participated in the deliberations. The efforts of the Indian Coffee Board in organizing the ASIC 2004 was well appreciated and applauded by each and every delegate and the ASIC 2004 held at Bangalore was a memorable event in the annals of both ASIC Board, Paris and the Indian Coffee Board.“

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Café de Colombia - 70 Years of Fair and Ethical Trading (#)

„The Colombian Coffee Federation represents commercially successful fair-trading, proven over 70 years. The Price Guarantee: A buffer against a volatile and unpredictable international coffee market The farmers are guaranteed an adequate, stable income. Extra revenue generated when international prices are higher is held in reserve in order to maintain a minimum price when the international price drops. In the early 1990's this system served to compensate the farmer's $1.5 billion shortfall.“

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CoffeeGeek - So You Say There's a Coffee Crisis (#)

„The International Coffee Organization is a middle of a road organization that has a good, common sense fix for the current crisis: if the lowest 5% of the current coffee market was declared off limits (as in no one buys that mediocre quality coffee; instead it is destroyed) and the lowest 5% producers are supported by the industry (read: the Big Four and other companies) to change over to other sustainable crops, roughly 350,000 tons of coffee would disappear from the global marketplace. This would boost Grade C prices, and start putting an end to the crisis.“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„All this work resulted in the coordination and execution of the Brazilian Gourmet Coffee Project of the International Coffee Organization. This project is being implemented by international consultants in quality and marketing, and it is financed by the Common Fund for Commodities and managed by the International Trade Center, an entity of the World Trade Organization. The main objective of this project is the sustainable development of quality, thus obtaining substantially higher prices for a proportion of the Brazilian production.“

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Preface to Coffee Quality by Michael Sivetz (#)

„The logic behind this treatyis that this is a benevolent subsidy to the coffee growing countries (paidfor by John Doe as a hidden tax). It has in fact been many other things.There have been repeated attempts by the larger coffee growing countriesto monopolize the market supply of coffees and to independently drive upthe prices, even while these same countries were benefiting from the highprices of the ICO (International Coffee Organization). These countrieshave not made any effort to upgrade the quality of beans they export.“

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Tea & Coffee - Industry Resources (#)

„International Coffee Organization 22 Berners Street London W1T 3DD Tel: (44) (0) 20 7580 8591 / 7612 0613 Fax: (44) (0) 20 7580 6129 E-mail: positivelycoffee@ico.org Web Site: www.ico.org The International Coffee Organization is comprised of almost every coffee consuming and producing nation. Its intent is to promote coffee consumption as it has a full schedule of programs designed to increase consumption as well as aid the coffee producer.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„Many attribute illy with changing the character of the Brazilian coffee industry-moving it from mediocrity to quality. The December 9, 2002 issue of Fortune Magazine says "During the past 12 years the Illy family may have had more impact than anyone on the creation of a high-quality coffee sector in Brazil." Pablo Dubois, head of operations for the International Coffee Organization states in this same article "If we are ever going to have a better situation the efforts of companies like Illy need to be reproduced and enlarged."“

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India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Cover Story (#)

„At the first International Coffee Conference of 1902 in the background of "the lack of profit and ruinous price paid for the commodity to the producer", J. de Assis-Brasil, the Brazilian representative, offered an astute summary of the coffee boom-bust cycle based on human nature and the fact that it takes five years or so for a coffee seedling to turn into a producing tree. "It seems that each ten years a climax of too high or too low prices must manifest itself" he observed, predicting that prices would peak again in 1912.“

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International Coffee Exchange - Saratoga, CA (#)

„International Coffee Exchange (ICX) is a coffee roaster, coffee store and café located in picturesque Saratoga Village at the foot of the Santa Cruz mountains. ICX was founded by Victor and Kathleen Amezcua in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area tradition of neighborhood coffee roasters. We roast the finest coffee beans in small batches on our beautiful Italian roaster, and sell them to loyal local customers, and via mail order from around the United States.“

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Spring Convention 2 - National Coffee Association (#)

„In September 2004, the United States made the important decision to rejoin the International Coffee Organization (ICO), sending a clear signal to the world coffee community that it intends to work closely with other nations to achieve a sustainable future for the industry. Nestor Osorio will express his congratulations to the U.S. industry and share his vision for the ICO with U.S. membership. Shaun Donnelly will explain the rationale for the U.S. taking this historic step and explain the Administration’s hope for its involvement.“

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ECF - European Coffee Federation (#)

„Coffee is one of the major export products for developing countries and the well-being of the international coffee market therefore has an impact on the lives of many people involved in its growing, trading and manufacturing. Furthermore, coffee is very widely consumed and a very “visible” product. In combination these two factors mean that coffee is often a focal point of political debate on development issues and relationships between developed and developing countries.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Previously held in Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, the Cup of Excellence® is a country-wide tasting event that is designed to identify and promote the host country's best coffees through a series of blind tastings (called "cuppings") that are conducted by national and international coffee experts and evaluate every detail, from body and acidity to flavor and balance. Nicaraguan coffee growers of all sizes and from all regions were invited to submit samples for the 2004 Cup of Excellence®.“

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Coffee Kids | UK (#)

„Coffee Kids is an international non-profit organization working with coffee-farmers and their families in Mexico and Central America on sustainable community development projects. Coffee Kids was established in 1988 in the United States by Bill Fishbein of Providence, Rhode Island, who recognized that as a roaster and purveyor of coffee, he had a responsibility to do whatever he could to help small-scale coffee farmers improve the quality of their lives.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„A total of 497 coffee samples were entered in the 2004 Cup of Excellence® competition in Nicaragua. National and international coffee experts evaluated the coffees based on such qualifications as the absence of defects, sweetness, acidity, flavor and balance. The first place winner, Daniel Canales, is a smallholder farmer affiliated with the PRODECOOP cooperative. The coffee from his Pueblo Nuevo, Esteli farm, and that of seven of his fellow winners, is certified organic.“

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Café de Colombia - QUALITY OF LIFE (#)

„The Coffee Fund protects the grower by providing valuable income stabilization via the domestic minimum support price. For instance, when prices of Colombian Coffee in the international market (Colombian International Price) plummeted in the early 1990’s, the Coffee Fund’s resources guaranteed that growers received the Domestic Minimum Price for their crop, thus covering the $1.5 billion shortfall and shielding them from potentially devastating effects.“

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A brief history of coffee - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„In 1962, coffee export quotas were set on a worldwide basis called the International Coffee Agreement. This coffee cartel collapsed in the 1980's leading to the unbridled volatility that we experience in the coffee markets of today. This lack of regulation, in the coffee business, would guarantee a rough ride for traders on the stock exchange floors of the world, and chronic uncertainty for coffee farmers.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/03 - Trade News (#)

„The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) recently announced the Warehouse and License Committee of its Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) had determined that Exchange certificated coffee store at International Coffee Warehouse of Miami, Store 4, in the Port of Miami is not being stored in accordance with Coffee “C” Resolution No. 2 - Warehouse Procedures and Recordkeeping Requirements for the Storage of exchange Coffee.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„The journey of the bean—from sprouting in volcanic soil under a warm humid sun to the picking and processing of the cherry, to the second crack in the iron drum of a roaster and percolating in a cup—is ultimately about the flavor of the bean. Whether in a cupper’s spoon or a porcelain demitasse, I have discovered that the passion thriving within our international coffee community is fueled by a quest to understand the flavor. This is a mission that is not at all taken lightly by anyone seeking out the “perfect cup.”“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee (#)

„Why have the coffee exporters flooded the market? Coffee producing countries used to control the supply and the price of coffee, in accordance with the International Coffee Agreement. But in 1989, coffee exporting states failed to agree on quotas. This happened partly because countries that never used to produce coffee begun to grow the crop, thus adding to an already mature market.“

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ASIC - International Coffee Science Association (#)

„Since 1963, the International Coffee Science Association (ASIC) has provided the forum for the coffee scientists and technologists from all over the world to present and discuss every second year, alternatively in producing and consuming countries, the latest developments in all aspects of coffee science and technology. “

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)

„In 2001, prices of coffee on the international markets collapsed to record-breaking lows, slashing the farmers’ and national country incomes. Between 1994 and the end of 2001 the price of robusta beans (used chiefly in instant coffee) plummeted from around 180 cents per lb to just 17 cents, a 30 year low. The value of the other coffee bean, the high quality arabica, suffered similarly.“

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Virtual Coffee: A Review of the Sustainable Coffee Conference, Denver (#)

„A series of six panels explained concepts of sustainable coffee "from seed to cup." Thefirst panel included representatives of the International Coffee Organization and growersfrom Brazil, Nicaragua and Ethiopia. Discussion focused on challenges in the production ofsustainable coffee. Coffee importers, Sustainable Harvest and Royal Coffee, addressed theimportance of a link between growers and roasters.“

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index (#)

„East Timor coffee production is small in the global coffee context, producing less than one percent of the international total. Nevertheless, coffee is crucial to the country’s overall economy. It is the most important source of foreign exchange for East Timor and it serves as the primary source of income for about one-fourth of the country’s population, or some 44000 families.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The round-table, International Coffee Crisis – Looking for Long-Term Solutions, will bring together producers from developing countries, government officials, experts from international organizations, advocacy groups, and industry representatives to discuss alternatives such as diversification, quality, added value, and market development in order to help coffee producers increase their income and improve living standards.“

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The Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„Dinner speaker Dr. Nestor Osorio, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization provided personal insight on the current international coffee situation and its impact on coffee producers. His presentation also addressed the importance of Canada's re-entry into the international coffee organization.“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„Brazil Late Harvest Competition is a strict selection of the very best natural coffees produced by BSCA members. These coffees will be chosen by a select group of national and international cuppers at different times during the competition process. Only coffees that receive a score of 80 or above are allowed to move forward in the competition. The final winners will be sold to the highest bidder during a silent auction.“

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CBBC Newsround | GLOBALISATION ENVIRONMENTAL | The real cost of coffee (#)

„Between 1962 and 1989 coffee production was regulated by the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) with strong support from the United States. In 1989, the US left the ICO and the international agreements expired. Throughout the 1990s, coffee production accelerated - especially in Indonesia and Vietnam - while prices plummeted, creating a coffee crisis.“

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Global Exchange : Low Prices Threaten Coffee Farmers' Livelihood, Report Says (#)

„The four corporations cited by Oxfam each said, in varying ways, that as buyers they were well aware of the crisis among coffee growers. But Kraft says it is "fundamentally opposed to any scheme that intervenes on price." Sara Lee says it is "uneasy about price support." Procter & Gamble says it wants "to help address the underlaying social and economic issues" — but not through the International Coffee Organization.“

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SCAE 4th World Specialily Coffee Conference & Exhibition, 4-7 March 2005 Athens Greece (#)

„As a result you can enjoy a modern renovated city with a hotel and transport infrastructure that is comparable to the best in the world. In a modest way we can regard the Olympic Games as a trial run for our new approach to a spectacular international coffee event. You probably admired every aspect of Athens on TV during the Games but here is your golden opportunity to enjoy it "live", this time with coffee athletes.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„ Quality control is addressed by sending every coffee sample to Mane Alves, president of Coffee Lab International in Waterbury, Vt., for final evaluation. Alves uses the same cupping criteria established by the SCAA, and he rates the coffees on a scale from one to 100. Coffees are considered commercial-grade below 80 and specialty-grade above 80.“

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Coffee Shown to be a major source of antioxidants (#)

„More than 200 scientists and coffee specialists from over 30 countries attended the 20th International Conference on Coffee Science, organized by the Association Scientifique Internationale du Café (ASIC) and held in Bangalore, India. The remit of ASIC is to distribute as widely as possible scientific, technical and applied knowledge concerning coffee.“

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Coffee Industry - National Coffee Association (#)

„The monthly newsletter of the Association contains 8 pages of information in the US and overseas affecting the coffee industry; statistical data, actions of governments and international trade organizations affecting the industry; new developments in retail, foodservice and manufacturing sectors of the US coffee industry; and on-going activities of the Association. Click on the label on the left for information.“

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Coffee Links - Espresso Coffee Beans and Makers (#)

„Crazy Coffee is a family-owned business following one simple principal - to share our deep love of coffee. We specialize in selling the highest quality gourmet Arabica coffee from international growers at discounted prices. Our coffee is small batch-roasted "on-order" and shipped the same-day via flat rate and free shipping options ensuring a fresh product.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Domestic consumption and quality consistency must be boosted in producing countries to ensure the sustainability of the coffee business, traders said at the Asia International Coffee Conference in Bangkok .Sustainability would require better market access and improved co-ordination of international coffee policy to smooth out price fluctuations, they said.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„He holds a master's degree in business economics and as consultant has helped coffee companies develop business strategies, design blends, implement quality management programs, and improve marketing. He has been a head judge in many international coffee tasting events and is a frequent speaker and trainer at international coffee conventions and seminars.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Next month the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) in Berners Street, London, will host its council meeting. And it promises to be a strong brew, with the word "crisis" figuring large - and high - on the agenda. At issue will be whether the ICO, a once-powerful commodities regulator now reduced to a paper tiger, can solve three systemic problems: chronically low prices, a slump in quality and massive global unemployment.“

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El Salvador (#)

„The global coffee crisis that began with the demise of the International Coffee Agreement regulating the supply of coffee, hit Salvadoran coffee farmers hard. Coffee prices fell, often below the costs of production. Many cooperatives could no longer make payments on their debts and in many cases, the banks foreclosed.“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee Kids and the Man Behind It All (#)

„Bill Fishbein is the founder, Executive Director, and on the Board of Directors (as Treasurer) of Coffee Kids: Grounds for Hope, an international nonprofit organization. Coffee Kids works with local non-governmental community organizations in Latin America to create education, health-care, training, and microenterprise programs for coffee farmers and their families.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„There are also economic issues at play. Wood said there is an international coffee crisis. Farmers are getting such a small amount of money because of the huge supply of coffee. A bumper-crop year in Brazil and Colombia and the emergence of Vietnam as a coffee producer have flooded the market with coffee.“

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Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com (#)

„Since 1963, 24 import and 44 export countries have cooperated through their London-based International Coffee Organization to stabilize the situation. By imposing a quota system, they can limit the outflow of beans from producing nations in times of oversupply. These controls, in force to sustain prices only until the market does so normally, have been applied twice: from 1963 to 1973 and again in October 1980.“

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Guatemala (#)

„In this last harvest (2002-2003), they exported 16 containers, 40% of their total production. Manos Campesinas has been officially registered in FLO’s International Coffee Register since 1997. To date, all of their exports have been sold under Fair Trade conditions. While initially, Manos Campesinas exported entirely to the Netherlands, today they have additional markets in the U.S. and Germany.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„More urgently, what can be done to help the many other farmers at lower elevations whose coffees cannot compete in the market any longer? Traveling to a farming cooperative, a coffee research institute and an international coffee conference, I found that people throughout the industry are conscientiously working to address these complicated issues.“

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ICAFE (#)

„The International Coffee Organization, with headquarters in London, was created in 1962, under the terms of the International Coffee Agreement. Since 1962, successive agreements have been adopted with a view to regulating the international coffee market.“

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ICAFE (#)

„in Brazil in September 1993, in response to the1992 failure of the International Coffee Organization negotiations, when no agreement was reached on limiting coffee supplies so as to improve coffee prices on the world market twenty eight countries signed the 1993 withholding plan.“

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Coffee Chemistry: Acidity (#)

„In a study by the Technical Unit of the International Coffee Organization, they reported on the acid concentration in coffee at different particle sizes, water temperature, and extraction times. The results have been detailed in Table 2, 3, and 4, respectively.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/01 - World News (#)

„“We owe more than a million dollars to ACPC, IACO and the International Coffee Organization (ICO),” Naggaga said. “Due to poor coffee prices our revenues are down 40%...the truth is we just cannot pay.” He said the few resources UCDA controlled would be used for national programs like the fight against coffee wilt disease.“

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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„US Plans to Rejoin International Coffee Organization -- As the largest coffee importing nation in the world, representing about a quarter of the world's consumption, the US can push for quality improvement programs, direct market access, and diversification initiatives, which could help increase the price that family farmers receive.“

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Coffee History - Learn about coffee... (#)

„At this time the colonists were so angered by King George's tax on tea that they responded with the Boston Tea Party and a strong allegiance to coffee. Coffee is the second largest commodity international trade. It is second only to oil. More than half of all Americans drink coffee, averaging 3 1/2 cups per day.“

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Membership Benefits - National Coffee Association (#)

„NCA's Government Relations program is looking out for your company's best interest. NCA is the recognized spokesperson on behalf of the coffee industry to the government. Through many active committees, NCA makes recommendations to government agencies and represents the industry on both national and international coffee matters.“

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Coffee Statistics Links (#)

„You may purchase this information from either source and they may be contacted at the information below. The International Coffee Organization gathers and distributes international information on consumption, exportation, and importation.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Workshop on Coffee Consumption in Producing Countries (#)

„This includes the efforts for quality improvement, analyzing positive effects of coffee consumption on human health and technologies to reduce production costs. Further, the chairman briefed the steps taken by the International Coffee Organization towards sustainable global coffee economy.“

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WMF - A Good Idea. (#)

„The WMF “Kaffee Kultur” system has been developed to enable the caterer in a simple way to serve a selection of choice coffee specialities in style. To do this a balanced mix of traditional and trendy products has been compiled with which any café can show itself to be a house of international coffee culture.“

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NCA WORKS FOR YOU: Consumption Promotion Successes Will Be Among Headliners at NCA Convention - National Coffee Association (#)

„For example, in 2004 the NCA successfully completed its efforts to convince the U.S. government to rejoin the International Coffee Organization (ICO). At the Convention, we have on hand the ICO’s Executive Director, Nestor Osorio, and U.S. Undersecretary of State Shaun Donnelly, to share experiences, perspectives and lessons.“

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Coffee and Cafés of Amsterdam (#)

„Over the years we have grown from a localised project exchanging information on the burgeoning café scene to an international resource on the history and development of the coffee culture. Our archives go right back to the wide eyed days of 1994.“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee companies under fire as millions face ruin (#)

„With coffee prices at a 30-year low, new Oxfam research warns of economic breakdown and worsening misery for 25 million producers. The International Coffee Organisation – which meets in London next week (Sept 24-27) – could begin to solve the crisis but only if it gets enough high-level support.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„President and founder of ASIC (Association Scientifique International du Café, Paris), the international body that studies the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of coffee. He was re-elected president from 1979 to 1981 and today serves as senior vice president of the organization.“

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Global Exchange : Difficult Times for Coffee Industry as Demand Falls (#)

„At the root of the problem is oversupply. The 2001-2 harvest yielded 115 million sacks of coffee, while consumers worldwide drank 105 million, according to data from the International Coffee Organization. While supply is growing by over 3 percent, demand lags at just over 1 percent.“

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 1298.html - Cached

The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„In fact, this stereotype-breaking surprise has become routine at international coffee competitions. Wherever these competitions occur, whether in India, Brazil, Panama or Nicaragua, judges often find themselves surprised, not only by the quality of the entries, but as by their expectation-defying variety.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„CoffeeBiz 2002 will be held in a state-of-the art convention facility, and speakers from the international arena and from the Greek coffee market will make presentations. The 2nd Hellenic Barista Competition will also be a major attraction.“

http://www.virtualcoffee.com/july_2002/ coffeebiz.html - Cached

CoffeeGeek - Coffee Crisis: TechnoServe Releases Fact-Based Industry Analysis (#)

„Next Steps: The International Coffee Organization (ICO) has already undertaken a study to identify and document "best practices" in programs to stimulate consumption. And the coffee industry plans to initiate targeted consumption programs in select countries.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/resources/pressreleases/ technoservedec42003 - Cached

Global Exchange : Global coffee body to ask for World Bank aid (#)

„MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Reuters) - The International Coffee Organization (ICO) will present a plan to the World Bank and the Interamerican Development Bank in the coming week to help coffee growers diversify their farms, the group's top executive said over the weekend.“

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 167.html - Cached

ICAFE (#)

„Named for International Coffee Week (Semana Internacional del Café) -a yearly event held in Costa Rica during November-Sintercafé organizes conventions, seminars and workshops for producers and consumers from around the world.“

http://www.icafe.go.cr/icafe/sintercafe_eng.htm - Cached

View topic - Genetically engineered decaf coffee - Coffee Forum (#)

„Pablo Dubois of the London-based International Coffee Organization, which includes coffee-producing and consuming nations, said genetically modified foods "are regarded with wide suspicion in Europe" and current decaffeination processes are well established.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„for regular coffee and $1.41 a lb. for organic coffee, about double the international market price, as well as advanced credit from importers and some technical assistance.“

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Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)

„By working together and pooling their resources to form a cooperative, farmers can sell their coffee directly to international buyers without relying on middlemen. They receive a fair price that covers their cost of production and guarantees them a living wage for their labors.“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„Kenneth Davids' revised, updated, and expanded bestseller pays homage to America's national beverage. Beginning with coffee lore and a history of the famous bean, this in-depth guide to the international world of coffee details:“

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Fairtrade | Resources | Reports (#)

„This revised and updated report, first published in 1997, documents the devastating impact of the international coffee market on the lives and livelihoods of small farmers across the developing world. “

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View topic - Air roasted or drum roasted? - Coffee Forum (#)

„"International experts and coffee aficionados all agree that air roasted coffee causes less harm to the bean during the roasting process and the resulting roasted bean is less bitter and more evenly roasted."“

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Fair Trade Coffee Klatching (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„100 coffee beans are needed to make one cup of coffee, according to Conservation International, and they should know. The harvest of one tree will yield 40 cups of coffee.“

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View topic - fair trade article - Coffee Forum (#)

„The incentive-based approach, Stewart said, tells workers that "because you've done such a good job, your coffee has more international value, and here's some of that value for you to use in your community."“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Interview with the Executive Director on the world coffee crisis and the role of international coffee crisis published in Tempo Exterior (IGADI). See full interview “

http://www.ico.org/ed/edinter.htm - Cached

ECF - European Coffee Federation (#)

„There are many contacts with sister-organisations in coffee consuming and producing countries as well as with organisations like the International Coffee Organisation.“

http://www.ecf-coffee.org/about.html - Cached

Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Round Table on Biotechnology (#)

„A Round Table meeting on International coffee biotechnology initiative was held on the afternoon of 13th October at Board Room, Hotel Ashok, a parallel session as part of the ASIC 2004.“

http://www.indiacoffee.org/newsletter/2004/oct/ biotech.html - Cached

1900's (#)

„1962: Establishing coffee export quotas on a worldwide basis was adopted. An International Coffee Agreement was negotiated by the United Nations.“

http://www.britishcoffeeassociation.org/ id121.htm - Cached

CRS Fair Trade (#)

„International trade and migration are closely related—a fact that has been tragically illustrated by the international coffee crisis.“

http://www.crsfairtrade.org/what_is/ migration.htm - Cached

BBC NEWS | Business | Coffee crisis tops summit agenda (#)

„The International Coffee Organization, which arranged Monday's summit with the World Bank, wants to drive up standards of production to boost prices.“

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3039905.stm - Cached

Café Forum@Lucidcafé | International Directory of Coffee Companies (#)