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THE FIRST ICO WORLD COFFEE CONFERENCE 17 - 19 May 2001 REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION The first World Coffee Conference was organized by the International Coffee Organization at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London, from 17 to 19 May 2001, in cooperation with F.O. Licht, and under the supervision of the Chairman, Mr. Jorge Cárdenas of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia. International Coffee Organization Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia 22 Berners Street Apartado Aéreo 57534 London W1T 3DD Santafe de Bogotá D.C. 2 England Colombia Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7580 8591 Tel.: +57 1 345 1088 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7580 6129 Fax: +57 1 217 1021 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.ico.org www.cafedecolombia.com Sponsors Exhibitors Diamond Sponsor and ABN Amro Host of the Welcome Cocktail Reception Atlas Stord Cafés do Brasil CAB International F.O. Licht Gold Sponsor and IACO Luncheon Host on Friday 18 May Kraft Neumann Kaffee Gruppe LIFFE Nestlé Gold Sponsor and OAMCAF Luncheon Host on Saturday 19 May Sortex Banco Alemán Platina Tokyo Grain Exchange Silver Sponsor and Coffee Break Sponsor on Friday 18 May Nestlé Silver Sponsor and Coffee Break Sponsor on Saturday 19 May Tchibo Supporting organizations Café de Colombia Fococafé This report has been prepared by Mr. Surendra Kotecha,Coffee Quality and Marketing Consultant, and the Documents Unit of the Organization. © International Coffee Organization, 2002 CONTENTS Page Foreword............................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 3 Background: Why a World Conference on Coffee? ............................................................................. 5 Mr. Celsius A. Lodder, welcome address ............................................................................................. 6 Mr. Jorge Cárdenas, opening speech .................................................................................................... 6 Ms. Kate Timms, opening welcome address ........................................................................................ 8 Session One – Global Trends Chaired by Mr. Jorge Cárdenas Digital Capital, Business Webs and the World’s Coffee Economy Mr. Don Tapscott .................................................................................................................... 9 Globalisation and Developing Countries Prof. Joseph Stiglitz .................................................................................................................10 Strategies in Developing Countries Dependent on Primary Commodities Mr. Robert Thompson..............................................................................................................14 Panel Discussion on Global Trends Mr. Roberto Junguito...............................................................................................................17 Mr. Rolf W. Boehnke...............................................................................................................18 Session Two – Primary Products and Development Chaired by Mr. Arnoldo López Echandi Primary Products and the Economic Development of Latin America Mr. Paulo Paiva........................................................................................................................20 Coffee, Commodities and Economic Development Mr. Juan Manuel Santos ..........................................................................................................21 Coffee and the Economic Development of Africa H.E. Gnassingbe Eyadema.......................................................................................................23 Agriculture, Coffee and the Economic Development of Asia Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi ......................................................................................................24 Conference Luncheon Sponsored by Neumann Kaffe Gruppe The Role and Performance of Futures Markets in Coffee Mr. Brian Williamson ..............................................................................................................26 Session Three – Major Supply and Demand Trends Chaired by Mr. Michael Neumann Practical Proposals for the Future Strategy of the Coffee Industry Mr. Jorge Esteve ......................................................................................................................27 Growth in the Global Coffee Industry Mr. Doug Burns .......................................................................................................................28 CONTENTS (contd.) Page Session Three (contd.) Growing the World’s Coffee Consumption – Nescafé, a Global Brand Opening up New and Increasing Coffee Demand Mr. Gordon Gillett ...................................................................................................................29 US Coffee Trends: 1991 to 2001 Mr. Robert F. Nelson ...............................................................................................................30 Coffee – the Next Five Years Mr. Helmut Ahlfeld .................................................................................................................30 Panel Discussion on Supply and Demand Mr. Klaus Jacobs......................................................................................................................31 Mr. Michael Wheeler...............................................................................................................32 Mr. Ong Siong Kai...................................................................................................................33 Mr. Roel Vaessen.....................................................................................................................33 Mr. Doàn Triêu Nhan...............................................................................................................34 Mr. Tatsushi Ueshima..............................................................................................................35 Conference Reception and Banquet Hosted by the International Coffee Organization H. E. Agbeyome Messan Kodjo ..............................................................................................36 Mr. Marcus Vinicius Pratini de Moraes...................................................................................36 Session Four – Institutions and Development Chaired by Mr. Marcus Vinicius Pratini de Moraes Institutions and Development Prof. Robert Bates....................................................................................................................37 Has the Coffee Federation (of Colombia) become redundant? Collective Action and the Market in Colombian Development Prof. Rosemary Thorp..............................................................................................................39 Issues for Producing Countries Mr. Sergio Amaral ...................................................................................................................41 Panel Discussion on the Role of Institutions and Development Prof. Christopher Gilbert .........................................................................................................42 Mr. Diego Pizano.....................................................................................................................43 Conference Luncheon Sponsored by Banco Alemán Platina The Specialty Coffee Revolution Mr. Orin Smith.........................................................................................................................45 CONTENTS (contd.) Page Session Five – Scientific and Technological Aspects Chaired by Mr. Andrea Illy Coffee and Health Project Prof. Darcy Lima .....................................................................................................................46 Coffee and Health Prof. Peter Martin ....................................................................................................................47 On Promoting the Good News About Coffee Mr. Daniel G. Steffen...............................................................................................................47 Sustainable Coffee Mr. Gabriel Cadena..................................................................................................................48 State of the Art Review on Coffee Technology, Genetics, Diseases, Organic Coffee and Sustainable Development Mr. Peter Baker........................................................................................................................50 Research Priorities for Coffee in the New Millennium Mr. R. Naidu ............................................................................................................................51 The Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Research at the USDA Mr. Fernando E. Vega..............................................................................................................52 Chairman’s Closing Remarks............................................................................................................53 Annex: The Quebec Declaration...........................................................................................................54 LIST OF ABREVIATIONS ICO International Coffee Organization WCC World Coffee Conference ACPC Association of Coffee Producing Countries