International Coffee Day is an annual event celebrated globally on October 1st.

According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), this year’s theme for Coffee Day is "Fostering cooperation more than ever."

The first official International Coffee Day was held on October 1, 2015, in Milan, Italy, and was organized by the ICO, which operates under the umbrella of the United Nations.

The day serves as a platform to promote the quality and appreciation of coffee and to support the millions of coffee farmers, processors, baristas, and others who rely on the commodity for their livelihoods.

A core aim of the day is also to advance fair trade and sustainable practices within the industry, as well as to identify and resolve the unique challenges faced by small-scale coffee producers.

Ethiopia, the birthplace of Arabica coffee—the world's most favored variety—is actively working to boost its earnings from the sector by enhancing both the quantity and quality of its coffee production.

In the 2017 fiscal year alone, Ethiopia produced over 1.2 million metric tons of coffee, exporting approximately 467 thousand tons and generating $2.7 billion in foreign currency.

Coffee is a key focus crop within the national Green Legacy Initiative, and available data indicates that coffee output has been rising since the initiative began.

The top five global coffee producers are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia, while the largest coffee buyers (markets) include the European Union, the United States, Brazil, Japan, and China.