Il mercato del caffè: dinamiche in atto e qualità di prodotto

Coffee producers and labourers account for an important segment of tbe world's rural poor in developing countries. Market volatility and declining terms of trade along witb inadeguate access to infrastructure and market information, put sustainable liveliboods out of reacb for millions of coffee farmers. Over tbe past two decades, both the public and private sectors bave under taken unprecedented efforts to improve tbe social, economie and environmental performance of tbe coffee sector tbrougb a variety of initiatives. Most initiatives bave occurred along specific lines of cooperation witb only limited levels of inter-initiative cooperation at tbe intemational leve!. Given the global and macro-economic nature of many of tbe cballenges facing tbe coffee sector, tbere is a particular need and opportunity for building stronger information excbange and cooperation at tbe global leve!. Italy is one of the most important importing countries in Europe (leader of tbe out-of-bome market, witb espresso coffee). Italy is leading actor for tbe commerciai image and financially is a centrai reality as a consequence of its quality produci