ABOUT US
What is the Intra Africa Coffee and Chocolate Trade Week (IACCTW)?
The Coffee and Chocolate Week is a significant gathering of industry experts aimed at fostering connections and creating opportunities across the entire African coffee and cocoa value chain, facilitating access to markets, knowledge, and business ventures.
Our Mission
IACCTW mission is to establish a cohesive platform that fosters connectivity and generates opportunities across the entire African coffee and cocoa value chain, facilitating access to regional markets, knowledge exchange, and robust business prospects.
Our History
IACCTW History
The Intra Africa Coffee and Chocolate Week (IACCTW) emerges from the pivotal moment that the continent is undergoing within the context of implementing and embracing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), showcasing the vast potential of intra-African trade. Coffee and cocoa, as two pivotal commodities, offer a captivating glimpse into the opportunities that lie ahead.
IACCTW, a business conference, brings together the leading forces of the coffee and cocoa agro-industries in Kenya, establishing itself as one of the most significant events in Africa’s intra-continental trade for these two commodities.
Intra Africa Coffee & Cocoa Trade
In light of recent findings by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), it is evident that intra-African trade yields greater exchange of manufactured and processed goods, knowledge sharing, and enhanced value creation.
The present moment calls for African nations to not only strive for international competitiveness in advanced coffee and cocoa processing, but also to address the prevailing trade imbalances between coffee and cocoa producers and various stakeholders, including buyers, processors, and traders.
