At the ASEAN-EU Coffee Summit (May 2024, Kuala Lumpur), which was organized by the ASEAN Coffee Federation (ACF), a key outcome was the ACF Board’s commitment to incorporating Living and Prosperous Income (LPI) into its mission statement. In addition to the ongoing LPI work in Vietnam and Indonesia, this commitment also led to workshops being organized by national coffee entities in three countries—Laos, the Philippines, and Thailand—in coordination with the ICO-CPPTF.

In Laos, the Laos Coffee Association held its workshop on January 6th, 2025. In the Philippines, the Philippine Coffee Board organized theirs on January 25th, and in Thailand, the Barista Association, together with the Thai Coffee Association, convened stakeholders for their workshop on February 19th. The following links provide workshop reports from each country, with more details on the events, participants, outcomes, next steps, and the main PowerPoint presented at each session.

In all three workshops, participants clearly expressed their support for the objectives of Living and Prosperous Income and their interest in expanding this work in their respective countries. They also emphasized the importance of working closely with the ACF and the ICO-CPPTF to identify and build the enabling environment needed at both the regional and international levels to support their national strategies and actions. Each country is now engaging with its stakeholders to secure the support and resources required to advance LPI work, in close alignment with ACF and the ICO-CPPTF.