Third Consultative Forum on coffee sector finance

The 3rd Consultative Forum took place on 10 September 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on the topic of aggregation. The objective of the event was to identify best practices and disseminate information to Members about aggregation as a platform through which access to finance and risk management could be achieved more effectively.

Case studies

• Case Study A – The pre-cooperative phase: The first step in farmer organizations
• Case Study B – The emerging phase: Registration as a legal entity
• Case Study C – The growth phase: Reaching critical mass
• Case Study D – The growth phase: Meeting the never-ending challenges
• Case Study E – The emerging cooperative phase: Deciding to stay together
• Case Study F – The established and growing phase: How should we grow
• Case Study G – Mature cooperative phase: Growing and consolidating a coffee relationship

Presentations

• Farmer organization and aggregation
  Alex Serrano, Vice President, Program and Business Development, CLUSA International
• Farmer aggregation and access to finance
  Dan Zook, Citi/Skoll project leader, Dalberg, Global Development Advisors
• Emerging sustainable commodity value chains in Asia
  Lakshmi Venkatachalam, Vice President, Private Sector and Cofinancing Operations, Asian Development Bank (ADB) 

Documents

• Report
• Programme and Terms of Reference
• Terms of Reference for the Core Group
• Press Release