Hailemariam Dessalegn speaking at the third World Coffee Producers Forum
The Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Dessalegn, attends the third World Coffee Producers Forum(WCPF 2023) which is hosted by the Rwandan Government(February 13 – 14, 2023).
“It was a pleasure to attend the III World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF 2023) which is hosted by the Rwandan Government, we must be able to propose viable solutions to common problems that the world coffee producers are faced with”, he said.
“The sustainability of the coffee value chain is impossible if coffee incomes are not sustainable. Farmers must benefit from their work before anyone else,” Hailemariam Dessalegn added.
“Through all the stages of coffee production, from farm to cup, concerted efforts must be made to ensure that poverty is alleviated, food security is achieved, sustainable agriculture is promoted and climate change is mitigated and combated”, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia emphasized.
The World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) was born in 2017 to bring together coffee producers from across the globe and provide a unique space to gather and discuss critical issues of common concern to growers, including sustainability, climate change, environment, and prosperity.
The third meeting of the World Coffee Producers Forum in Rwanda follows the previous ones in Medellín, Colombia in 2017 and in Campinas, Brazil in 2019.
The two-day forum brings together more than 1,000 delegates from over 40 coffee producing countries across the globe. Coffee employs 450.000 farmers and plays a major role in the economy of Rwanda.
With an impressive group of experts, the focus of the 3rd Forum is to secure the future of a coffee sector where coffee producers are prosperous, and coffee production is sustainable with the creation of National Coffee Sustainability Plans, which will help producing countries design and implement comprehensive coffee policies. (End)