On
25 October 2017, FEDIOL and FEFAC organised the 5th Workshop on Responsible Soy
& Deforestation in Brussels, which attracted experts from soy value chain
partners, public authorities and other stakeholders
The workshop showcased initiatives by (soy) farmer organisations in Brazil and Argentina to promote legal compliance and good agricultural practices while EU representatives from the soy supply chain showed the efforts made to foster the mainstream market transition of responsible soy production and trade.
Representatives from the Brazilian government and the soy production chain
presented the evolution of environmental legislation and its stringent
enforcement over the past 10 years, with the ongoing mandatory implementation
of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and its sophisticated analytical
tools as the key instruments to tackle illegal deforestation.
The workshop pointed to the need for follow-up action by downstream chain partners to materialise the commitments to deforestation free supply chains into concrete market demand for responsible soy.
In addition, increased engagement from EU and national governments was solicited to consider targeted environmental payments to provide for the necessary incentives to soy farmers to protect native vegetation beyond legal requirements.
This is particularly the case for all agricultural activities in the Cerrado Biome, where the challenges as regards the native vegetation are very different compared to the Amazon Biome.
The Earth Innovation Institute representative congratulated the members of the MoU partnership on establishing the first large-scale collaborative approach towards sustainable jurisdictional sourcing, which may provide a vehicle for rewarding environmental performances by farmers thanks to initiatives such as the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines and the Soja Plus programme.
IDH shared its perspective on a step-wise approach to sustainable sourcing, which starts with moving farmers into legal compliance.
Visit the FEDIOL website, HERE.
Visit the FEFAC website, HERE.
The workshop showcased initiatives by (soy) farmer organisations in Brazil and Argentina to promote legal compliance and good agricultural practices while EU representatives from the soy supply chain showed the efforts made to foster the mainstream market transition of responsible soy production and trade.
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| Soy field Image credit: Christophe Becker on Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) |
The workshop pointed to the need for follow-up action by downstream chain partners to materialise the commitments to deforestation free supply chains into concrete market demand for responsible soy.
In addition, increased engagement from EU and national governments was solicited to consider targeted environmental payments to provide for the necessary incentives to soy farmers to protect native vegetation beyond legal requirements.
This is particularly the case for all agricultural activities in the Cerrado Biome, where the challenges as regards the native vegetation are very different compared to the Amazon Biome.
The Earth Innovation Institute representative congratulated the members of the MoU partnership on establishing the first large-scale collaborative approach towards sustainable jurisdictional sourcing, which may provide a vehicle for rewarding environmental performances by farmers thanks to initiatives such as the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines and the Soja Plus programme.
IDH shared its perspective on a step-wise approach to sustainable sourcing, which starts with moving farmers into legal compliance.
Visit the FEDIOL website, HERE.
Visit the FEFAC website, HERE.
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