| Objective |
Activity/input |
Possible outputs |
| 1. Describe and account for the status of the national coffee sector. |
Situation analysis
Following the global picture outlined in module 1.3 (Production and Trade), participants pool knowledge and data to describe the national coffee sector, evaluate its status and identify significant factors in its development. |
Analysis of national coffee sector and the role of quality and safety management in its development |
| 2. Update and extend knowledge of mould and mycotoxin contamination and their effect on coffee and the coffee economy |
Knowledge check
a) Briefly discuss the questions in A below and pool the group's existing knowledge.
b) Clarify the questions by referring to the first module (Mould and mycotoxin contamination in food) or other expert input.
c) Select and summarise on one sheet the significant facts about (i) mould and mycotoxin contamination in coffee; (ii) the effect on coffee quality and price; and (iii) international OTA standards.
d) Practise calculating OTA contamination levels (see activity 3 below).
e) Tentatively assess the potential impact of increased production of high-quality coffee on the national coffee economy.
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Summary of significant facts on mould and mycotoxin contamination in relation to the national coffee industry |
| 3. Identify technical solutions |
Technical solutions
Referring to the diagram of the coffee chain (Presentation Slide 12, module 2.3) and calling on participants with in-depth experience of the coffee industry, identify some processes at risk from mould contamination and specify some technical solutions (e.g. selective harvesting, longer drying, clean processing conditions, improved waste management). |
Preliminary list of risks and technical solutions |
| 4. Identify some constraints on remedial action |
Constraints
Prepare descriptions of some prototypical operators in the coffee chain (e.g. a small producer, a trader, a processor). For each, examine the constraints on making the changes identified above |
Descriptions of typical operators; list of constraints for each |
| 5. Discuss and evaluate solutions |
Some solutions
a) Gather ideas on how to tackle these problems, including (if possible) case materials on how they are being dealt with elsewhere. List possible strategies (e.g. new markets, change in process, strengthened farmers' organizations, economies of scale, health controls, training, price incentives or independent contracts, fair trade options). See also Quality Incentives (module 3.1).
b) Evaluate some solutions for feasibility, effectiveness, economy.
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Provisional ideas for a package of coffee quality measures, with responsibility for implementation |
| 6. Decide on further steps |
The way forward
Discuss possible steps to take, e.g.
a) Looking at structures for the development of international standards and the channels for national input (Section 2, Ideas for group
discussion/exercises).
b) Examining in depth the risks and remedies for mould contamination through the coffee chain, e.g. through (i) Section 3 activities, (ii) wide consultation with stake-holders, (iii) literature review, (iv) more case material.
c) Consulting widely and gathering data to modify and refine the provisional package of measures.
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Plan for future action |
