agricultural sustainability through collaboration, beyond competition
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Sustainable Agriculture, a unique collaboration, Beyond CompetitionThe Global Food Sector Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture
Bangkok| 8 dec, 2015HLPD GCARD
Peter Erik YwemaSAI Platform
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How did it start?
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SAI Platform: from Small & Brand-Led … to Full Supply Chain and Implementation Focus
2002 discussion platform and clearing house
2008From clearing house to reference center; P&Ps
2013 From guidance to tools (FSA) & implementation
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90 Number of members
Brands & coffee traders
Brands, traders , coops, processors &
retailers
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3 founding brands
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AFFILIATE MEMBERS
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Engagement along the value chain
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97% has, or is developing, sustainable sourcing targets for some or all their agricultural raw materials (jan 2015)
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Specific targets for sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials
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SAI Platform’s Vision 2020
Implement secure and thriving agricultural supply chains and protect the earth’s resources through widespread adaptation of sustainable practices that deliver value to our members, farmers, farming communities and consumers.
ADOPTION
PRACTICES VALUE
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Principles & Practices for Sustainable Agriculture
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Example on Arable & Vegetable Crops
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Current situation: Multiple schemes & complexity
80% the same!
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Reducing complexity: towards one language
Risk assessment CompanyReference
StandardsBenchmark
On-farmAssessment
Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA)
Another Standard?
No, thank you!
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FSA allows farmers – for the first time– to assess, improve and report their sustainable agricultural practices in a way that is recognized by their customers.Free and Open Source
FSA in a nutshell:A universal tool
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FSA in a nutshell:Not just ‘fair’ or ‘eco’...
Enviromental
Agro-chemicals
Air
Biodiversity
Crop Protection
Planting
Soil Management
Waste Management
Water Management
SocialHealth and SafetyLabor ConditionsLocal Community
EconomicFinancial Stability
Market AccessLegal Compliance
The FSA questions are based on sustainable farming practices recognized in the food and drink industry, covering environmental, economic and social aspects
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1. Assess farm sustainability2. Use as basis for improvement plans3. Benchmark tool to gauge other
certification schemes and proprietary codes: assess completeness & basis for improvement plans
4. Use as a company’s (external) sustainable agriculture standard
5. Aggregation of farm sustainability data, across regions, commodities
FSA in a nutshell:Uses of FSA
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Online and offline assessments, data storage, reporting and communication
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Just imagine the scale when 80 big global buyers start to implement this & the potential volume of sustainably grown agricultural products globally ……
What are the benefits of FSA?
Used globally in 24 countries, available in 18 languages
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• Improve performance•Save time & resource•Reduce costs• Improve market access•A global language•Multi-crop
FSA: Benefits for farmers
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Can the Market do this alone?
• Like no single big company could do it alone...• The joint precompetitive action by SAI Platform can’t do it
• FSA is a ‘market vehicle’ with a huge potential for more sustainable, safe and inclusive agriculture, that affects farmers beyond the direct value chains....• ....but is needs leverage for implementation from all
stakeholders involved: Extension service, impact-assessors, management of change sociologistists, coordination, common language, prioritization of issues, and passion for farming.
Follow us on social networks
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@SAIPlatform
www.linkedin.com/company/sai-platform
Thank You!
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SAI Platform Projects using FSA
• Sugar Beet production in Europe• Strawberry and Sustainable Water Management in Donana (Spain)• Orange production in Brazil• Rice production in Spain and elswhere• Arable commodities in Canada