International Coffee Day is on October 1st, and we want to celebrate the importance of coffee, and the coffee industry, in making the world a better place.
We’re doing this by highlighting young people, their ideas, and by training coffee professionals, capable of bringing innovation, equality, and sustainability.
We’re doing this by highlighting young people, their ideas, and by training coffee professionals, capable of bringing innovation, equality, and sustainability.
How can coffee be good for the environment?
“There is an abundance of flora and fauna, which coexist when we produce coffee.”
(Ganapathy Kodira, India)
How will the coffee industry continue to change the world?
“The coffee industry has a very important role in the development of some countries.”
(Heloisa Mara de Melo, Brazil)
Is the coffee industry an opportunity for a better life?
“The coffee industry is on the way to become a real opportunity for a better life."
(Monserrat Abad Bazan, Mexico)
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Sustainability
Coffee is the second most traded commodity on financial markets, after oil. But it is much more sustainable.
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Innovation
Over the past decade, innovation in coffee production has allowed us to save 20 times more water than previously.
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Sustainability
Climate Change: by 2050, 50% of the land used for growing coffee could disappear. This is why the industry is at the forefront of eco-efficient agricultural technologies, capable of reducing its impact.
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Innovation
Demand for coffee is growing continuously. In order to meet it, 40 to 50 million more bags will need to be produced by 2030. Such high growth rates can only be made sustainable through the involvement of young people.
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Innovation
90% of coffee is produced in developing countries.
Master’s in Coffee Economics and Science - Ernesto Illy
Since 2010, an inter-university master’s degree dedicated to the world of coffee, has involved a group of leading partners in the field of education: the University of Trieste, the University of Udine, SISSA (International School of Advanced Studies of Trieste) and illycaffè, together with the University of Coffee and the Ernesto Illy Foundation.
The Ernesto Illy Foundation offers financial support to partially or fully cover the costs for deserving young people from coffee-producing countries.
For more information about the financial aid available contact: master@fondazioneilly.org
For more information contact: master@illy.com
Find more details of participants in previous editions.
