International Coffee Organization

The International Coffee Organization (ICO; established 1963 in London) was initiated in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee.

It was a result of the five-year International Coffee Agreement signed in 1962 at the UN in New York and renegotiated in 1968, 1976, 1983, 1994 and 2007 at the ICO in London. As of July 2015 its 48 members consist of 40 exporting nations, 7 importing nations and 1 importing community (the European Union).