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4C Association Coffee Certification which Coffee Certification

Published: 2024-09-19 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/09/19, 4C certification is a widely accepted management rule in the world, which involves the sustainable development of coffee cultivation, production, processing and other aspects of the supply chain, including social, environmental and economic principles. Coffee practitioners are required to protect biodiversity, protect all kinds of national endangered animals and plants, correctly use and handle pesticides and other chemicals, protect the natural environment and

4C certification is a widely accepted management rule in the world, which involves the sustainable development of coffee cultivation, production, processing and other aspects of the supply chain, including social, environmental and economic principles. Coffee practitioners are required to protect biodiversity, protect all kinds of national endangered animals and plants, correctly use and handle pesticides and other chemicals, protect the natural environment and human health, pay attention to soil protection, water resources protection, safe treatment of wastewater and garbage, and give priority to the use of renewable energy.

It is understood that 4C Association is a global organization of stakeholders in the coffee industry chain, whose purpose is to improve the income and living conditions of producers by reducing costs, improving quality, providing market conditions and ensuring environmental sustainability.

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About the translator: Mo Lizhen (1966 ~), female, bachelor degree in agriculture, has been engaged in scientific research, production techniques, training and cup products of small seed coffee in Pu'er since 1988. He has published many papers in Tropical crop Research, Yunnan Hot farming Science and Technology and Tropical Agricultural Science, and published a monograph on High yield and quality cultivation techniques of small seed Coffee.

4C coffee certification is a development trend. 4C certification is a widely accepted management rule in the world, which involves the sustainable development of coffee cultivation, production, processing and other aspects of the supply chain. This article is based on the translation of FAQ on 4C Coffee Certification provided by 4C website. It is for reference only. If there is anything unclear, please refer to the original text of 4C website.

I. brief answers related to 4C organizations

1. What is the 4C Association?

4C Association is a legal, non-profit, global (United Nations) coffee industry organization registered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its full name is Common Code for the Coffee Community, which is translated into Chinese as "rules for the Management of the Coffee Community", referred to as 4C or 4C Association.

4C Association members include coffee farmers (large and small), traders (importers and exporters), practitioners (coffee roasters and retailers) and civil society (non-governmental organizations, standard-setting schemes and trade unions); members also include individuals, donors and other institutions that can also join as associate members.

4C Association is a multi-stakeholder organization, a global social work that allows coffee makers to jointly improve their economic, social and environmental conditions, with the ultimate goal of making sustainable development mainstream. And as many farmers as possible to achieve a sustainable mode of production.

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