World Coffee Conference : Fifth Edition
Bengaluru is all set to host the fifth edition of the World Coffee Conference (WCC 2023) between September 25 and 28.
- It is the first time India is hosting the conference.
- The earlier editions of WCC were held in London (2001), Brazil (2005), Guatemala (2010), and Ethiopia (2016).
- The event, is to be jointly organised by the Coffee Board, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and International Coffee Organisation.
- Mascot of the conference: Coffee Swami
- Theme: Sustainability through Circular Economy and Regenerative Agriculture.
- International Coffee Organisation is a body set up in 1963 under the auspices of the United Nations to boost the economic importance of coffee globally.
- It is the only inter-governmental organisation for coffee and represents 93% of world coffee production and 63% of world consumption.
- India is a member of this organisation.
