The workstream on Living and Prosperous Income supports ICO members to deliver on the following time-bound commitments:
These commitments were designed to provide tangible steps for ICO members and key stakeholders in the coffee sector to work together towards achievement of economic resilience and social sustainability, and ultimately helping to realize the Taskforce vision of a sustainable and prosperous future for all coffee producers.
The objective of the workstream is to generate comparable methodology and credible, public data on the costs of a decent standard of living (benchmark) and the gap between that and farmers actual incomes. This will inform policy and collaborative action to close identified income gaps and deliver on the commitments.
The Sustainable Food Lab and Agrofuturo Global are facilitating the work with smallholder coffee farmers in collaboration with the National Agriculture Export Board (NAEB) in Rwanda, the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) in Mexico, National Coffee Institute of Honduras (IHCAFE), UNDP and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) in Peru, Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia, National Institute of Angolan Coffee (INCA), Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), Coordinating Committee for the Coffee and Cocoa Sectors (CCFCC) in Togo, and Vietnam Coffee Cocoa Association (VICOFA). Eight of the Taskforce private sector members are financing the Benchmark Accelerator.
In order to scale the work and ensure full participation of member producing countries, the workstream collaborates strategically with three regional platforms: The InterAfrican Coffee Organization (IACO), Promecafé (in Mesoamerica), and the ASEAN Coffee Federation. The aim is to create regional knowledge hubs that can effectively replicate and harvest the valuable insights and learnings obtained from the pilot countries, in order to scale the initiative to all member countries.
Introduction and potential uses of the concept of living income as a milestone on the pathway to the Taskforce goal of prosperity for all in the coffee sector.
Introducción y posibles usos del concepto de ingreso digno como hito en el camino hacia el objetivo de prosperidad para todos en el sector del café.
Living Income Benchmark for rural Angola, focusing on coffee-producing households in Cuanza Sul province
Living Income Benchmark for rural Togo, focusing on coffee-producing households in the Wawa prefecture
Référence sur le revenu vital pour les zones rurales du Togo, axé sur les ménages producteurs de café de la préfecture de Wawa
Medición del Valor de Referencia de Ingreso Digno en tres regiones cafeteleras de Honduras: Comayagua, Copán, y El Paraíso
Measurement of the Living Income Benchmark in three coffee-growing regions of Honduras: Comayagua, Copán, and El Paraíso (emphasis on coffee households)
Living Income Report, with living wage annex, focusing on coffee growing rural Oromia
Living Wage Update Report, focusing on coffee growing rural Oromia
Living Income Report, with living wage annex, focusing on coffee growing rural Sidama
Living Income Report, with living wage annex, focusing on coffee growing rural Lampung Province
Living Income and Living Wage Update Report, focusing on coffee growing rural Lampung Province
Living Income Report, with living wage annex, focusing on coffee growing rural Aceh highlands
Living Income Report, with living wage annex, focusing on coffee growing rural areas and small towns of Chiapas
Living Income Update Report, focusing on coffee growing rural areas and small towns of Chiapas
Reporte sobre Ingreso Digno, con anexo sobre salario vital, enfocado en zonas cafetaleras rurales y pequeñas ciudades de Chiapas
Others, not ICO sponsored reports, can be found in the Anker Research Institute’s website: https://www.ankerresearchinstitute.org/ari-country-index
