Community of practice
A Community of Practice (CoP) is a local group of coffee stakeholders such as smallholder farmers, members of farmer organizations and project managers. A CoP meets regularly to exchange on practices, experiences and learnings.
As a space for engagement, shared knowledge, interpersonal relationships and entrepreneurship, these communities are a key format to disseminate the generated c&c knowledge under local ownership. By bringing together important local stakeholders CoPs can positively influence decision makers from a practical perspective and strengthen public policies regarding adaptation and mitigation strategies to be promoted in coffee production areas.
CoP members
have a common interest, i.e. program options for adapting to climate change, and are connected across official organizational boundaries and departments.
CoP provide
a structured framework for members to share information, exchange, learn from each other and develop own capacities on relevant climate topics, which they can apply in their own organizations and structures.
CoP are defined
by the joint knowledge of its members and participation has personal value to the individual member.
