Brazilian Coffee Industry Association receives visit from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (ABIC) received a visit from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu. The meeting, which took place at the entity's headquarters this Wednesday (21/02), in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), was welcomed by the President of ABIC, Pavel Cardoso. Celírio Inácio, Executive Director of ABIC, and Noelle Rocha, Vice-President of SMEs, Environment and Sustainability of ABIC, were also present. In addition to the authority, the FAO delegation was made up of the FAO representative in Brazil, Jorge Meza, the FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, the Senior Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Office of the Director General, Imelda Smolcic, and the Assistant to the General Director, Shen Hong. Qu Dongyu attended a presentation by President Pavel Cardoso on the challenges and opportunities faced by the national coffee industry, highlighting the crucial importance of sustainability and ...