AEKI-AICE · International Relations
From its representative office in London to its chairmanship of the ASEAN Coffee Club — AEKI's legacy has been safeguarding the interests of Indonesian coffee exporters in international forums.
Foreign Representative Office
AEKI opened representative offices to directly handle issues related to ICO activities and monitor coffee marketing trends in their respective regions. Budget constraints subsequently necessitated adjustments, and some representative offices were closed.
It was established primarily to address issues related to ICO activities, as well as to monitor coffee marketing trends in Europe. Mr. DWH has been working as a consultant.
Still walkingOpened in February 1991 as part of the expansion of AEKI's three new representative offices that year.
Closed in 2000Opened in May 1991, but closed early due to increasingly limited budget.
Closed in 1993Opened in June 1991, it completes AEKI's representative reach in the East Asia region.
International Cooperation
Indonesia has been a member of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) since its founding in 1962, as a UN agency. The Indonesian government signed and ratified the 1962 International Coffee Agreement (ICA) , as well as the most recent ICA, the 2007 ICA, which was in effect until 2012.
In the 1962 ICA, for the first time, the quota system was implemented starting in 1963/64, in order to control the balance between coffee supply and demand.
ACPC · Association of Coffee Producing Countries
After the ICO stopped implementing the quota system, coffee prices plummeted. Producing countries, including Indonesia, then undertook a series of joint efforts to control supply.
Coffee producing countries, including Indonesia, agreed to form the ACPC (Association of Coffee Producing Countries) and implement a retention system to control supply, starting October 1, 1993.
This program turned out not to run smoothly because many members were not ready, and was then stopped.
The retention system was replaced with an Export Program, where each member was assigned a specific export volume. This program also failed, so the ACPC tried to reintroduce the retention system—which also proved unsuccessful.
The ACPC Secretariat in London is closed, but the ACPC will continue to serve as a coordinating forum for coffee producing countries.
ASEAN Coffee Club (ACC)
The idea to form the ASEAN Coffee Club (ACC) emerged during the ASEAN National Focal Point Working Group on Coffee on July 16, 2009, in Thailand, following an agreement between coffee associations from Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. At the meeting, Mr. Moenardji Soedargo (AEKI) was elected Chairman of the ACC.
In the ACC Jakarta meeting in November 2009 — attended by delegates from Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand — the preparation of the work program was discussed.
ACC is a private sector forum for establishing cooperation and exchanging experiences in various areas of the coffee industry.
Delegates present in Jakarta: Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand.
Bilateral Exchange
Since the 1980s, AEKI has received several visits from Vicofa (Vietnam Coffee & Cocoa Association) delegations for comparative studies on coffee cultivation and processing, both on large plantations and smallholder plantations.
The delegation conducted a review of coffee production centers:
Since the early 1990s, AEKI has also made several return visits to Vietnam, visiting coffee plantations, including in Dak Lak Province.
International Cooperation Team
Convey your needs to the AEKI Secretariat — whether related to international forums, market information for destination countries, or collaboration opportunities with coffee associations in the region.
