ISEAL and its partners have done considerable work on measuring household income among small producers within commodity supply chains and certification systems. The Living Income Community of Practice (LICoP), for example, has produced dozens of guidance documents and important lessons on income measurement among smallholder farmers. However, as organisations increasingly align their efforts, they are moving beyond specific producers to supporting income earning among diverse populations within larger landscapes. As such, several organisations have expressed the need for additional guidance on income measurement within this broader context.

The following primer is intended to help organisations that want to understand income earning across a landscape. This includes discussion on the important determinants of income among diverse populations groups, and how to organise income information in a meaningful way for landscape-level or jurisdictional area programs.