Based on its Vision, Mission and Objectives; the implementation of COSSEDe’s various day to day operations, activities and projects will be planned and coordinated under the three broad Key Thematic Areas namely Education, Economic Empowerment of Communities and Agriculture; by focusing on the following mentioned thematic issues for each of the Key Thematic Area:-

1) Education with the focus on the following thematic issues:- Education for Critical Consciousness; Education for Liberation; and Education for Empowerment

2) Economic Empowerment of Communities with the focus on the following thematic issues:-Knowledge Empowerment; Organizational Empowerment; Financial Empowerment; Conservation, Management and Protection of Land and other Environmental Resources; Contract Farming and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); and Conflict and Crisis Management and Resolution.

3) Agriculture with the focus on the following key thematic issues:-Production and Productivity; Value addition and Marketing of agricultural products; Equitable sharing of proceeds between small scale farmers and large scale farmers/farm produce buyers, processors and marketers of smallholder farmer produced crops; Co-existence of traditional export vs non-traditional export crops in the community specific and customary farming systems; and Contract Farming Management.

On transforming Agriculture into an Industrial Powerhouse; COSSEDe's community empowerment initiatives will focus on Supporting the establishment of agro-processing industries to enhance productivity, reduce post-harvest losses, and create sustainable livelihoods.