In this webinar Mars, the Farmer Income Lab, ISEAL and the Sustainable Food Lab discussed core metrics for farmer income programs. The Farmer Income Lab, a think-do tank founded by Mars, has developed a set of common core metrics and will share these with the LICOP members in this webinar. The webinar also shared the process and timeline for the development of LICOP guidance on farm level indicators for household income.
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Living Income webinar slides
8 December 2022. Living income metric in food & agriculture benchmark
How do we demonstrate improvement to the livelihoods of producers? What metrics do we use as an indicator?
In this living income webinar, the World Benchmarking Alliance discussed living income metrics. The World Benchmarking Alliance has developed a Food and Agriculture Benchmark which measures and compare 350 food and agricultural companies on a range of sustainability indicators. Published biannually, the next will be published in Q3 2023.
The 2023 iteration will include a farmer and fishers livelihood indicator within the social inclusion category. It will capture a companies contribution to improving the livelihoods of farmers and fishers through activities aimed at increasing income and resilience. Farmers often get only 5–10 percent of the total value of products sold to consumers, while companies with downstream activities capture most of the value added in global agri-food supply chains. Companies can close the living income gap by increasing pay, supporting resilience, and tackling inequalities in risks and power. Engaging on living income should not be a differentiator but standard practice for responsible companies.
The 2023 iteration will include a farmer and fishers livelihood indicator within the social inclusion category. It will capture a companies contribution to improving the livelihoods of farmers and fishers through activities aimed at increasing income and resilience. Farmers often get only 5–10 percent of the total value of products sold to consumers, while companies with downstream activities capture most of the value added in global agri-food supply chains. Companies can close the living income gap by increasing pay, supporting resilience, and tackling inequalities in risks and power. Engaging on living income should not be a differentiator but standard practice for responsible companies.
During this event companies shared their experiences improving producers' livelihoods.
Resource:
Living Income webinar slides
Resource:
Living Income webinar slides
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- 8 Dec - Living income metric in food & agriculture benchmark video – slides
- 10 Nov - The Cocoa Living Income Compendium video – slides
- 6 Oct - Carbon Market Access for Smallholder Farmers through Climate-Smart Agriculture video – slides
- 28 Sept- The Role of Governments in Enabling Living Income in Global Agriculture Value Chains video – slides
- 21 Sept- Roles of Professional Producer Organisations in Living Income: video – slides
- 15-16 Jun- The Living Income Workshop: videos/slides – key learnings
- 26 Apr- Levers for Income Improvement: Supporting Farmer Leadership for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: video – slides
- 31 Mar- Sustainability systems discussion: the role of systems in contributing to farmers' incomes: video - slides
- 2 Mar- Advancing living income in non-agricultural space video - slides
- 16 Feb- Living income and gender: Why does adopting gender transformative approaches to improve livelihoods in agriculture matter? video - slides
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