Since 2015, SECO supports UNDP in establishing National Commodities platforms in Indonesia for the palm oil sector and in Peru for the coffee sector. These platforms convene stakeholders, facilitate inclusive and constructive dialogue, build a shared vision of the future of the sector, and generate willingness among stakeholders to take joint action to confront the identified challenges. The program underpins SECOs engagement in sustainable standard setting as it aims at improving systemic constraints at the national level.

The program's objective is to build sustainable long-term commodity production and trade, benefiting social and economic development and protecting forests and ecosystems.

It aims at coordinating multi-stakeholder actions to implement the National Action Plans in Indonesia and Peru and at sharing successful practices for replication in other agro-commodity sectors around the world.

In Indonesia, the NAP for sustainable palm oil actions will be implemented at subnational levels in Jambi province.

The programme supports Peru to implement Coffee NAP actions, by strengthening policies and partnership for sustainable coffee and cocoa production and trade.

The programme will build synergies with SECO’s program for sustainable cocoa and coffee and support the public-private alliance, aiming to involve major Swiss or Swiss-based coffee and cocoa-buying companies.

The project aims at a two-year scoping exercise in different countries or regions, analyzing the commodity sectors.

Outcome 1: Indonesia NAP-SPO actions implemented by stakeholders at national and subnational levels

Outcome 2: Peru Coffee NAP actions implemented, and policies and partnership strengthened for sustainable coffee and cocoa production and trade

Outcome 3: Opportunities for sustainable commodity production interventions scoped and developed

Outcome 4: Support virtual systems and community learning for sustainable commodity sectors strengthened

Expected results:  

Support Indonesian NAP-SPO implementation and multi-stakeholder collaboration as well as farmer technical assistance systems in Jambi province

Facilitate a process for high-level decision-makers to define a strengthened institutional set-up for Peruvian coffee and develop synergies between sustainable commodity sectors, particularly cocoa

Identify potential SECO project opportunities, develop broad based partnership with international and local stakeholders as well as raise awareness

Adopt Virtual Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Systemic Change (MSCFSC) - Community learning and exchange

Results from previous phases:  

During phase I and II, UNDP has defined and enabled the stakeholder support, helped formulate the National Action Plans (NAPs), and ensured cross-institutional coordination. UNDP GCP is a competent and neutral implementing partner with close and trust based relationship to the governments.

Phase I moved GCP from an experimental stage to a structured team with well-defined products, methodologies and tools – materials which are available online for everyone. The processes in the palm oil sector in Indonesia and coffee sector in Peru led to important shifts in stakeholder relationships and formulations of comprehensive NAPs. The project led to significant co-financing and replication in other countries and sectors.

While Phase II is still on-going, the successful elaboration of NAPs in Indonesia and Peru, and the subsequent endorsement of the countries’ presidents in 2019 is a Proof of Concept for the programme.

Phase 2 01.09.2018 - 31.08.2023   (Active)