2. THE PROJECT
Thisprojectbuildson
ourpreviouswork
Continuingourworkon smallholdersupplychains
Last year’s research broughttogetherinsightsfromarangeof
different smallholder commoditysupplychains
It identifiedaclear set ofissueswhichneedtobeaddressedif
thesesupplychains aretobemadegenuinelysustainable
Wearenow applyingthelessonslearnedtospecificlocationsto
driveeconomicgrowth andresilienceinruralcommunities
Turning‘forest positive’strategiesintoaction
How doscope3emissionschangethewaylargecompanies
interact with their supplychains?
It’s peoplewhoprotect forests,sobeingforestpositivemeans
beingpeoplepositive
It’speople
who protect forests,
so being forest positive
means being people
positive
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3. KEY ISSUES
Theissueswearetackling
Smallholdermarket access
Facilitatingaccess to
better markets, for
examplethrough direct
sourcingbyfoodbrands,
or enteringpremium
localsupplychains
Developmentofresilient
ruralcommunities
Exploringpotential
alternativeincome
streams,nowandinthe
future
Carbonasaresources
driverforprotectionand
restoration
Carbonsequestration
asafarmerproduct
andquantificationand
managementofScope
3 emissions
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4. MARKET ACCESS
Smallholdermarket
accessempowerment
Smallholders encouragedtodiversifyawayfromrelianceonone
corecrop, forexamplecocoaorcoffee
How cantheygainaccess topremiummarketsfortheseadditional
crops inorder tomaximiseincomes?
How couldamorejoined-upapproachfocusongreaterquantity
infewer additionalcrops?
Brands want tobuy3/4 commoditiesfromonelandscape.
How is this tobeachieved?
What other markets maybeavailable,forexamplelarge
multinationals inthecountry?
Smallholders
encouragedtodiversify
awayfromreliance
ononecorecrop,for
examplecocoaorcoffee
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5. THE ISSUES
Resilient ruraldevelopment
Is diversification ofcrops, andreaching
bettermarkets enough, orwillgreater
changes beneededin thelongerrun?
Ifso, what arethese?
What might happen in termsofdevelopinga
morediversifiedrural agriculturaleconomy
Fewer, larger, andmoreefficientfarms
supportingother employmentcreation
Whatinstitutionalchallengesarethere,
forexample,landtitleregulation?
Howcanthesebeaddressed?
Whatelse?
Linksbetweendifferentagriculturaland
commercialsectors?
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6. CARBON
Carbonasaresourcesdriverfor
protectionandrestoration
Many companies have‘forestpositive’strategies,buttheseoftenlack
operational detail
Wewillhelp turnstrategiesintotangibleactionon-the-ground
How can carbon sequestrationbea‘product’whichsmallholder
farmers can sell tointernationalmarkets?
Movingfrom exhortingsmallholdersnottodamagehabitats,to
providingastrongincentivetoprotectthem
Understandingthemechanicsofcarboncapture,measurementand
accounting
Howcantechnologyandon-the-groundassetsbeusedtomeasurecarbon?
How cancarbonreductionsbeapportioned?
Carbon
sequestration
istheprocessof
capturingandstoring
atmospheric
carbondioxide.It’sone
methodofreducing
carbondioxideinthe
atmosphere
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7. PRACTICAL APPROACHES
Agovernanceframework
forchange
MAP EXISTING ACTIVITIES
with smallholder farmers inasmallnumber
ofpilot ‘landscapes’
USE THE FINDINGS
ofour smallholder researchtodevelopa
road-map togenuinesustainabilityforthe
chosenlandscapes
PROVIDE A FORUM
for collaborationandcollaborativeaction
WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
todevelopmodelsfordirectsourcingfrom
thefocallandscapes,includingengagement
withlogisticsandtransportcompanies
EXPLORE THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
andothermeanstoassurechainofcustody
forgoods,andtoprovidetransparencyon
carboncapture
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8. RESEARCH INTO ACTION
What thisapproachwilldeliver
A convenortoturnaspirationandglobal
policyintopracticalactionontheground
A truly ‘landscape’approach
• Inseparabilityofthesocialand
environmentalagendas
• Buildingontheneedforcollaborative
approaches
Address theonwardissuesinthesupply
chain– betweenfarm gateandportside
– which arelargelyneglectedbycurrent
approaches
Enableend-to-endtraceability–notmass
balance– ofproducefromfarmtoenduser
Shiftthe‘balanceofpower’insupplychains
towardssmall-scaleproducers,soallowing
themtobenefitfromagreaterproportionof
thevalueoftheirgoods
Researchandhelpdefinepositiveincentives
tofarmersforforestprotection
Providesourcingcompanieswith
demonstrablecompliancewithemerging
supplychainduediligencelegislation
Provideamarket-basedapproachto
addressingsmallholdersupplychains,which
willrespondtocoretocommercialpriorities,
andintegratedintocoresystems
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10. WHY JOIN US
Reasonstojointhe
InnovationAccelerator
DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT
torealchangeinsupplychains:policyinaction
JOIN UP YOUR SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS and
objectives for genuineimpact:Forestand
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executives, NGOs, policymakers,academics
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BECOME PART OF A CUTTING-EDGE
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