Lecture Description
Living Income economic analysis has become an increasingly important tool to inform and guide strategies to close income gaps in the coffee sector. The International Coffee Organization’s Coffee Private Public Task Force (CPPTF) is working with national, regional and international stakeholders to use internationally recognized methodologies to measure income gaps and promote collective action to close those gaps. The approach includes building consensus with governments and companies to include living income strategies in national coffee plans to implement initiatives that help to reduce the living income gaps in those countries.
This panel will present examples of this public-private approach in collaboration with companies, governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and donors. Attendees will learn about why the public-private partnership approach can help to drive progress in closing living income gaps in producing countries and how companies and other stakeholders can join these efforts.
Date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Location: Lecture Room 2
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Lecturer / Presenter
Miguel Zamora (he/him)
Coffee Public-Private Task Force Coordinator, International Coffee Organization
Miguel has been involved in agriculture for 30 years, the last 20 in coffee. His career has focused on fostering regenerative agriculture, strengthening sustainable value chains, creating opportunities for sustainable trade between farming communities and the food industry, and improving conditions for farmworkers.
Miguel coordinates the International Coffee Organization’s Coffee Public-Private Task Force, a space to build consensus between governments and companies on priority actions to be implemented to ensure a sustainable and fair global coffee sector at the local and global levels. The Task Force designs methodologies and strategies to close the income gap for farmers towards prosperity.
Vera Espíndola Rafael (she/her)
Independent Consultant
Vera is a Development Economist with a focus on farmer resilience and farmer livelihoods. She currently leads the Strategic Initiatives of export company Azahar Coffee, specifically the cost of production research behind “A Sustainable Coffee Buyer’s Guide,” a pricing tool, and leads the export operations in Mexico. As an advisor for the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, she focuses on specific coffee-related activities such as living and prosperous income. Since 2016, she has been part of the Mexican delegation for the International Coffee Organization.
She is an active volunteer for the Specialty Coffee Association, served on the 2015-2018 Sustainability Council and the 2019-2022 Board, and is a current Coffee Value Assessment Ambassador. She served on the Board of US-based NGO The Chain Collaborative in 2022 and 2023. Her publication has focused on creating market strategies for producing countries; “A Business Case to Increase Specialty Coffee Consumption in Producing Countries” and IICA on “El Mercado del Café en la región Mesoamericana.”