Producers Meet

frican Coffee Producers Meet

IE London Public Ledger reports that at a conference of African coffee producers at Brussels in [-September there was a move an African federation, he conference was convened at suggestion of the Belgian >nial Ministry, and countries re lented were France, Portugal, iopia, Spain, Liberia, and Bel li. There were observers from ain, the Colombian Coffee Pro jrs’ Federation, the Federation Central American, Mexican, and ibbean Coffee Planters, and the American Coffee Office. lere was general support for the of an African producers’ ration, but there were dif aces of opinion about the powers i a body should have over keting. epresenting the United King , a Colonial Office official said his country would not support deration which handled market but his Government was ha sted in proposals now being ied by the UN Food and cultural Organisation (FAO) some other international es, for an International Coffee •ciation which would include umers as well as producers. lose who supported the idea of irely African federation felt that r ould give African producers a er production and distribution nisation, allow them to face ket fluctuations better, and bine their sales campaigns, re would also be collaboration i the three South American ee Producers’ Federations. ie French delegate, supporting deration, was, like the United ?dom delegate, opposed to its ng any control of marketing.