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
Webinar #6: Water efficiency, sustainability and productivity. 26 April 2022
30/03/2022
This was the sixth in a series of technical webinars being organized by FAO’s Responsible Fruits project in response to the priorities and interests...
Concerned about risk and sustainability in avocado or pineapple supply chains?
05/06/2021
n recent decades, global production and trade of tropical fruits have grown dramatically. Today they are a part of a healthy diet for millions of people...
Webinar #7: Adapting to climate change – what does this mean for the pineapple and avocado industry? 22 June 2022
27/09/2022
This was the seventh in a series of technical webinars being organized by FAO’s Responsible Fruits project in response to the priorities and interests...
Booklet
Gap analysis to support due diligence in the avocado and pineapple sectors
04/12/2023
The FAO-led project "Building responsible global value chains for the sustainable production and trade of tropical fruits" (GCP/GLO/022/GER) (the Responsible...
Sustainable Tropical Fruits Series
Resilience gaps and opportunities for the avocado industry
06/07/2023
Strengthening the resilience of avocado value chains is increasingly important as the sector faces multifaceted risks, including climate change, pests and diseases, and economic downturns, among others. By building resilience, avocado companies and associations can ensure the continuity of their operations and businesses.
Ripe for change: adapting pineapple production to a changing climate
24/07/2023
To better understand current and future climate risks and their impact on pineapple production and trade, as well as how to prepare for, and deal with these risks, the Responsible Fruits Project, working in partnership with key players in the pineapple sector, produced a technical guide on climate change adaptation. The guide was designed for producers and exporters of pineapple and avocado who are interested in learning more about climate change in the context of their own production systems.
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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