1、20212022The year of change:New leadership,new Agreement,renewed committment to a sustainable futureCoffee Year 2021/2022ANNUAL REVIEWA MESSAGEFROM THE CHAIRIt was a veritable honour to serve as Chair of theInternational Coffee Council during coffee year2021/22,and it is a pleasure to present to you

2、nowthe Annual Review,which details theundertakings of the Organization over this period.2021/22 was without a doubt a year of challenges.Although global restrictions began to easefollowing the approval and roll-out of the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine,coffee plantationssuffered as a result of devast

3、ating hurricanes,floods,frosts and droughts,price volatilityincreased,and conflicts and speculations droveup input costs and scarcity.I do hope that youand your families are safe and well and I wouldlike to express my heartfelt condolences to allthose around the world,and to the coffeecommunity in p

4、articular,who have suffered as aresult of these turbulent times.Despite the many difficulties encountered,I ampleased to say that the sector has emergedstrong.The future looks bright,as consumption isup and significant growth has been observed inemerging markets.This is without question dueto the de

5、termination of participants all along thecoffee global value chain,from bean to cup,whose hard work I would like to recognize andcelebrate on the occasion of the publication ofthis Annual Review.In addition to challenges,2021/22 was a year ofchange and a year of firsts.In January 2022,theICO launche

6、d the World Coffee StatisticsDatabase,a unique one-stop shop for all coffee-related data.We also welcomed the first femaleExecutive Director,Mrs Vanusia Nogueira,whoseefforts to modernize the Organization andengage with coffee stakeholders anddevelopment partners can already be seen andare to be com