Sustainable Posperity for Coffee Farmers through National Plans for Coffee Sustainability based on the SDGs
As part of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, CAF - the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean - together with the Center for Sustainable Investment at Columbia University, the World Coffee Producers Forum, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN), invite you to join the side event: “Prosperity for Coffee Producers through National Plans for Coffee Sustainability based on the SDGs.”
This high-level gathering will feature the launch of the guide of the same name, present key recommendations, issue a call to action, and create a space for strategic dialogue to foster international cooperation in support of coffee sustainability and producer prosperity.
The guide aims to inform and strengthen the design and implementation of public policies and private initiatives that advance the well-being of agricultural communities worldwide. It will be made permanently and freely available to the international community as a resource for action. In Latin America, it has already been incorporated into CAF’s Agricultural Prosperity initiative.
Date: September 24, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time Zone)
The event will be broadcasted to this website
Event date:
September 24, 2025
Online
Coffee is a globally traded commodity that provides livelihoods for more than 12.5 million farming families in more than 60 countries. However, most smallholder coffee farmers live in conditions of economic insecurity, exacerbated by climate vulnerability, structural inequities, and limited access to finance and markets. These persistent challenges pose a threat to rural well-being, global coffee supply, and sustainable development in producing regions.
Latin America and the Caribbean is responsible for more than 70% of the global production of Arabica coffee and 6.5% of the world's robusta coffee, and is home to more than 5 million coffee-growing families. Despite their essential role in the rural economy and cultural identity of the region, these coffee-growing families remain the most fragile link in the value chain.
Faced with this challenge, a transformative proposal emerges: "Prosperity for Coffee Producers through National Coffee Sustainability Plans based on the SDGs", which proposes an innovative and pragmatic approach to align national coffee policies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This guided tool provides a clear roadmap to mobilize and empower governments, producer organizations, financial institutions, the private sector and other stakeholders around a renewed shared agenda for rural prosperity to build inclusive, resilient and sustainable rural coffee economies.
The initiative was proposed by the World Coffee Producers Forum (FMPC) and has the financial and technical support of CAF - development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean. The design is led by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, in collaboration with a team from Columbia University's Center on Sustainable Investing (CCSI) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN). In addition, the Wise Responders Institute of the University of Oxford provided diagnostic and analysis inputs based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index methodology developed by SOPHIA Oxford.
