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Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain

eval_number:

3102

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3102

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Programme implementation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Project formulators and technical team in charge of their implementation.

challenges:

The people interviewed agree that there have been limiting factors for this collective action to take place: the volatility of the international coffee price; the lack of agency of certain actors; the barriers to coordination between actors in the chain (particularly in Mexico); and the limited development of certain markets in agriculture.

success:

The people interviewed agree that there have been facilitating factors for this collective action to take place: the chain governance model in Honduras and Colombia; the inter-institutional coordination spaces for OSH operations in Mexico and Colombia; and the growing demand from global buyers for the adoption of safe and healthy practices in the chain.

context:

In 2015 the G7 endorsed the establishment of VZF, recognising the need for a multi-stakeholder approach and collective action to address OSH in GSCs. The year 2019 sees the adoption of the VZF strategy "Collective Action for Safer Supply Chains (2019 - 2023)". In its intervention strategy, the VZF recognises that sustainable and meaningful OSH improvements in GSCs require strong commitment, collective action, influence and resources from a wide range of stakeholders, including global companies, employers' organisations, suppliers at national and transnational levels, governments, international financial and labour organisations, workers and trade unions, civil society, private philanthropy and development agencies. One of the most remarkable aspects of the projects has been the implementation of the collective action approach of the VZF, which is manifested in the active participation of various institutions during its implementation, both from the state and from producer and coffee chain organisations, employers' organisations and academia. This participation has mainly taken place in the elaboration of studies and in the training of farms through demonstration pilots.

description:

Implementing the collective action approach in agriculture requires the development of effective strategies that allow the voices of the different actors in the chain to be heard. This is a particularly sensitive issue in agriculture in developing countries, where small farmers and agricultural workers (especially seasonal workers) do not have mechanisms for their demands to be considered in public policies.

administrative_issues:

This lesson learned is mainly linked to project design and implementation processes.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/246956

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain