World Coffee Conference 2010
GUATEMALA - 26-28 March 2010
OPENING SPEECHES
President of Guatemala, Chairman, World Coffee Conference: HE Mr Ålvaro Colom Caballeros        
President of Honduras: Mr Porfirio Lobo        
Executive Director of the ICO: Mr Néstor Osorio E C F P
Secretary-General, UNCTAD: Mr Supachai Panitchpakdi E C F P
Managing Director, Commond Fund for Commodities: HE Mr Ali Mchumo E C F P
Chairman, Guatemalan National Coffee Association: Mr Ricardo Villanueva        
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY: THE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION

African coffee in crisis – the way forward:
Kwaku Owusu Baah, InterAfrican Coffee Organisation (IACO)

  
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Structural analysis of Brazilian coffee growing – crisis and achievements:
Manoel Bertone, MAPA, Brazil

 
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Outlook for Colombian coffee production:
Luis Genaro Muñoz, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia

  
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Central America in the coffee world:
Max Quirin, Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)

       
Vietnam – sustainable coffee development:
Bui Ba Bong, Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam		  
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Vietnam coffee sector – adjustment facing crisis:
Dang Kim Son, Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam 		 
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The sustainability of harvesting strategies:
Carlos Brando, P&A International Marketing, Brazil 		 
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East African specialty coffee: challenges and opportunities for East African farmers:
David Browning, TechnoServe 		 
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Economic sustainability:  the economics of demand
Driving sustainability for the mainstream coffee sector:
Dantes Hurtado, Coffee and Tea Brazil, Sara Lee Brazil		  
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Current state of coffee industry in Russia and CIS countries:
Aleksandr Malchik, Montana Coffee Holding Ltd., Russia
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India – An emerging consumption story:
V.G. Siddhartha, Café Coffee Day 		 
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Coffee market trends in the USA:
Samuel Nahmias, STUDYLOGIC
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Development of the Japanese market and outlook for neighbouring country markets:
Keiji Ohta, All Japan Coffee Association
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Developing sustainable specialty coffee markets 2010 and beyond:
Ric Rhinehart, Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), USA
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Differentiation: The markets for quality, certified, and origin-identified coffees:
Daniele Giovannucci, Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)

  
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Strategy for adding value to Colombian coffee:
Luis Fernando Samper, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia

 
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Trends in demand and the economics of demand:
Robert Simmons, LMC International

 
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Is there still room for growth in coffee consumption?
Judith Ganes-Chase, J. Ganes Consulting LLC

 
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Climate change and coffee production: vulnerability and possible adaptation:
Eduardo Delgado Assad, Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, Brazil

 
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Peak Coffee? Future-proofing the coffee supply in a changing world:

Peter Baker, CABI Bioscience 		 
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Climate change and management of biodiversity in ecosystems of Colombia's coffee region:
Fernando Gast, Cenicafé, Colombia
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Environmental sustainability and coffee diversity in Africa:
Taye Kufa, Jimma Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia

  
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Promoting Possibilities:
Launtia Taylor, International Women’s Coffee  Alliance IWCA)

  
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Exploring the hidden potential of Women:
Karl Schmidt, Probat Burns, Inc. 		 
       

ASOMOBI - Making dreams come true:
Ana Laura Quirós Montoya, ASOMOBI, Costa Rica

  
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Shakti – Empowering Women in our Global Community:
Sunalini Menon, Coffeelab Private Ltd., India

 
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The importance of sustainability in development, with particular regard to coffee:
Enzo Barattini, Commission of the European Union 		 
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Government support programmes and subsidies for the coffee sector in India:
G.V. Krishna Rau, Coffee Board of India		  
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Youth, social sustainability and coffee in African coffee producing countries:
Ishak Kasule Lukenge, KDS Coffee Ltd., Uganda

 
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2000-2010 and beyond: A path to sustainability in the coffee sector:
Andrea Illy, Illycaffè SPA, Italy 		 
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USAID and sustainable coffee development:
Wayne R. Nilsestuen, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Guatemala 		 
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SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE
  
       
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
         
         
CONCLUSIONS        

PHOTOS