Diagnose

- Step 2

Define the playing field

Identify the stakeholders, understand their interests.
  • Who is buying from our region?
  • What are the incentives that drive them?
  • Which other parties have a stake in reaching the economic, social and environmental objectives?
  • Conduct a stakeholder mapping exercise: identify key actors from public and private sector, and civil society.
  • Define their stake in the sector, their interests and ‘pain points’.
  • UNDP (2022): ‘Stakeholder mapping tool’, p40
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  • TPI (2020): ‘Tool 1: Stakeholder mapping’, p80
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Living and Prosperous Income Process Guide page.

Step 1 -

Imagine

Envision a prosperous coffee sector and assess how existing strategies address coffee farmer income and prosperity.

Step 2 -

Define the playing field

Identify the stakeholders, understand their interests.

Step 3 -

Recognize the problem

Understand challenges and their underlying systemic barriers, and identify opportunities.

Step 4 -

Determine the Living Income Benchmark

Access or Calculate the cost of a decent standard of living.

Step 5 -

Identify the solutions

Identify the LI gap and drivers to close the Gap at farm-, supply-chain-, or sector-level.

Step 6 -

Assess existing action

Explore what actions are already taken vs what is required – and by whom.

Step 7 -

Determine roles & responsibilities

Identify role per stakeholder, based on their strengths and position.

Step 8 -

Mobilize stakeholders

Shape high-level Roadmap towards closing the LI gap, including actions at different levels.

Step 9 -

Set governance

Determine how to organize stakeholders – including collaboration with existing initiatives.

Step 10 -

Create Monitoring & Evaluation

Create an M&E framework to measure progress and ensure continuous learning.

Step 11 -

Build workplan and funding strategy

Operationalize activities in planning, conduct fundraising for execution.

Step 12 -

Execute

Carry out the intended activities .