Coffee

Coffee is one of the seven commodity products in scope of the European Union Deforestation Regulation. Although the cash crop is generally not seen as a major contributor to global deforestation, with an estimated 1% of global deforestation associated with the production of coffee beans between 2001-2023, deforestation hotspots linked to coffee expansion are prevalent. Moreover, coffee monoculture destroys biodiversity, coffee pesticides poison planet and people, and its production is linked to a large water footprint, child labour and working conditions analogous to slavery. Brazil, Vietnam, and Uganda are the top-3 coffee supplying countries to the world’s top coffee importer - the European Union - while Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam are the largest suppliers to the United States. The largest coffee-producing countries include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia.