Living Income Update Report Rural Cocoa-Growing Areas Ghana, 2024
This report provides updated estimates of the living income for rural Ghana. The update for June 2024 takes into account inflation since the living income study of March 2018 (Smith & Sarpong, 2018).
Living Income Update Report Rural Cocoa-Growing Areas Côte d’Ivoire, 2024
This report provides updated estimates of the living income for rural Côte D’Ivoire. The update for June 2024 takes into account inflation since the June 2022 living income update report (Anker & Anker, 2022).
In many coffee origins, coffee farming households continue to struggle to make ends meet, with estimated average coffee income falling at or below the poverty line in many countries, and far below the living income benchmark
Following a brief assessment of the living income concept, FAO organized a living income workshop that was held from 9 to 10 November 2023 in Rome, Italy.
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FAO - Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Principles of inclusion in advancing living income
We emphasize the principles of inclusion and shared responsibility in advancing living income. We must work together to ensure that the following commitments drive our collective action on living income with smallholder farmers:
Guidance Document on Criteria for Methodologies on Living Income and Living Wage Estimates
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of LICoP discussed quality criteria that a methodology should fulfill and created a first version of such criteria...
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Living Income Community of Practice Technical Advisory Committee
Aligned Inclusive Living Income Narrative and Indicators
A new living income narrative and concrete metrics are needed to design inclusive living income programs and track progress. This guidance is intended to support companies, NGOs and governments to ensure investment programs and trade both make impact at
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Living Income Community of Practice Technical Advisory Committee
16 Key Factors for Successful Private Sector Living Income Programmes
A version of this document was published in 2023 as part of the Living Income Workshop focused on the cocoa sector that took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Adjusting Living Income Benchmarks for Household Size in the Cocoa Sector: Methodological Note from the Ben & Jerry’s Tony’s Open Chain MEL Working Group
The full report examines how an inter-organizational Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Working Group – worked to align on ways of measuring and reporting progress towards living income within two cocoa co-operatives in Côte d'Ivoire.
Aligning Living Income Methodologies in the Cocoa Sector: Lessons from the Ben & Jerry’s and Tony’s Open Chain MEL Working Group
Since 2021, an inter-organizational Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Working Group has navigated the challenges associated with common data collection practices for measuring and reporting cocoa incomes
Unlocking targeted approaches to improve household resilience of cocoa farmers
Efforts aiming to achieve resilience in the cocoa sector have been going on for 60 years. Progress has been achieved through decades of investment in sustainability programs, but the efforts have not yielded desired results
The first consultation paper was released by the end of 2023. "Good Purchasing Practices in Cocoa," delves into the principles and steps that cocoa and chocolate companies should adopt for sustainable core business practices.
