Published on: August 3, 2023
World Coffee Conference
World Coffee Conference
Why in news? Bengaluru is all set to host the fifth edition of the World Coffee Conference (WCC 2023).
Highlights:
International Coffee Organisation
- Set up in 1963
- Under the auspices of the United Nations
- Aim – boost the economic importance of coffee globally
- Only inter-governmental organisation for coffee and represents 93% of world coffee production and 63% of world consumption
- India is a member
About Coffee board of India
- Established by an act of Parliament in 1942
- Under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Head office is situated in Bangalore
- Functions
- promotion of sale and consumption of coffee in India and abroad
- conducting coffee research
- financial assistance to establish small coffee growers
- safeguarding working conditions for labourers
- manage the surplus pool of unsold coffee