Concerned about business risk in avocado or pineapple supply chains?
The global production and trade of tropical fruits has grown dramatically while markets are demanding more action on environmental and social issues. The COVID-19 pandemic and other shocks have shown that business risks must be addressed to ensure continued success.
Companies are already taking steps to address sustainability risk in their operations.
However, value chains are vulnerable to risks and shocks beyond the control of any single actor. Thus, concerted actions can benefit all industry stakeholders and is why FAO is leading the project Building responsible global value chains for the sustainable production and trade of tropical fruits, also known as the “Responsible Fruits Project”.
What does the project do?
The project builds on more than a decade of FAO’s experience of working with the private sector on tropical fruits. The project facilitates the World Banana Forum where industry players discuss challenges, seek technical support, and share good
practices and innovations for sustainability in the banana sector. The project also builds on work with over 30 leading enterprises and industry associations to apply the risk-based due diligence recommendations in the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible
Agricultural Supply Chains.
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helps companies to strengthen or establish risk-based due diligence systems to make their operations more sustainable and resilient to external shocks, such as COVID-19; |
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provides a confidential environment for peer learning on pre-competitive issues; |
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identifies measures and good practices to overcome challenges; |
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develops a series of demand-driven guides and briefs to address technical challenges identified by project participants, including measures and good practices; and |
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| analyses the policy environment and incentives in order to identify opportunities to accelerate sustainable investment in supply chains. |
What are the benefits of joining?
The project has reached more than 200 organizations. All interested companies, trade associations, and producer organizations involved in the avocado and pineapple value chains may ask to join the project.
Participants will:
| provide guidance on where the project should focus its resources by identifying priorities and good practices to reduce risk and enhance sustainability;
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| identify priority topics for peer-learning webinars, capacity development events and technical guides; |
| learn how others address challenges in precompetitive issues; |
| have early access to technical guides created by the project. |
There is no cost to participate. Confidentiality will be strictly protected.
Latest publications
Book (stand-alone)
Monitoring, evaluation and learning – Generating evidence on resilience and sustainability in the tropical fruit sector
30/12/2024
There are growing requirements and expectations from customers, consumers and governments for tropical fruit industry actors to demonstrate how they...
Book (stand-alone)
Gap analysis to support due diligence in the tropical fruit sector – A training guide
19/12/2024
This training guide is designed to support capacity development for individuals and organizations to improve business sustainability and meet the due...
Book (stand-alone)
Monitoring, evaluation and learning in the tropical fruit sector to generate evidence for sustainability and resilience - An introductory guide for trainers
18/12/2024
This training guide on measuring monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) was developed to help stakeholders in tropical fruit value chains to generate...
Booklet
Measuring carbon and water footprints in pineapple value chains - A training guide
14/11/2024
This training guide is part of a set of learning materials on measuring carbon and water footprints that was developed to help stakeholders in the pineapple...
Sustainable Tropical Fruits Series
Opportunities for the tropical fruit sector to meet European Union regulations on maximum residue levels and pesticide use
18/01/2024
This technical brief explores the challenges and opportunities confronting the tropical fruit sector in meeting European Union (EU) regulations on maximum residue levels (MRLs) and pesticide use. The EU's Farm to Fork Strategy aims to cut chemical pesticide use by half by 2030. Within this context, producers targeting the EU market are confronted with the dilemma of reducing pesticide use while tackling climate change-induced pest challenges.
Are you ready to lead? Using responsible business conduct to address risks in pineapple businesses
27/09/2024
Responsible business conduct (RBC), implemented through due diligence, can help pineapple producers and businesses improve the sustainability of their operations and gain or maintain access to markets. By adopting RBC and due diligence processes, businesses can mitigate social and environmental risks, avoid financial losses, and enhance long-term profitability.
Projects
See also
- Gap analysis to support due diligence in the avocado and pineapple sectors
- Responsible business conduct: minimizing social and environmental impacts in the tropical fruit sector
- How can the tropical fruit sector contribute to climate action?
- Building more resilient avocado and pineapple value chains
Related links
- World Banana Forum
- FAO Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) in Agriculture
- OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
- Tropical fruits
- International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet)
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