Side event to the Global Commodities Forum 2024: Strengthening traceability in Latin American coffee value chains

 

On the podium:

Luz María de la Mora

Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

 

Rodrigo Cárcamo Díaz

Chief (a.i.), Commodities Policy Implementation Section

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

 

Josep Garí (speaking)

Senior Policy Advisor

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

 

Gerardo Patacconi

Head of Operations

International Coffee Organization (ICO)

 

Photo: UN Trade and Development/ William Albors

 

On 9 December 2024, the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, hosts the signing of a joint agreement between the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. This collaboration focuses on strengthening traceability in Latin American coffee value chains.

 

The coffee value chain is a key economic driver in Latin America. Millions of people in rural areas, particularly smallholder farmers and workers, depend on coffee for their livelihoods. There is also a key gender dimension to the coffee value chain, as women farmers and workers play an important role in this value chain across the region.

 

However, for the benefits of this value chain to be sustainable, it must address pressing environmental and economic issues while adapting to a global market increasingly demanding transparency.

 

Learn more: unctad.org/meeting/side-event-global-commodities-forum-20...

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