Forest positive action and community resilience in smallholder farming landscapes
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Forest positive action and community resilience in smallholder farming landscapes
- 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 2
- 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 3
- 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 4
- 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? 5
- 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 6
- 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 7
- 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 8
- 9. STRATEGY INTO PRACTICE Why isthisrelevant? Current approaches tosustainabilityin smallholdersupply chainsarenotsolving theproblem:amorecollaborativeapproach is needed Rural smallholdercommunitiesarestill not resilient:much oftheblameisplacedon brandcompanies. Our projectdemonstrates tangibleactiontoaddresstherootcausesof theproblem Smallholderfarmers canbeasignificant driverofenvironmental degradation.This needs tobemanagedurgentlyinthecontext ofScope3emissions. Strategyintopractice–policyinto practice:Scalablemodelsformaking forestpositivecommitmentsoperation ontheground Beingabletodemonstrateleadershipin sustainabilitynowmeanscollaborationwith others Connectingforestpositivestrategytothe landandthepeopleinrealplaces • Howtounderstandthepoliticaleconomy ofmakingthiswork • Thenacollaborativedevelopment approach 9
- 10. WHY JOIN US Reasonstojointhe InnovationAccelerator DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT torealchangeinsupplychains:policyinaction JOIN UP YOUR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS and objectives for genuineimpact:Forestand landscapecarbondeliverssocialprogress BENEFIT FROM GETTING CREDIT for your commitment toourlargeand growingnetwork ofstakeholders,business executives, NGOs, policymakers,academics andothers BECOME PART OF A CUTTING-EDGE ADVOCACY PLATFORM, the“Innovation Accelerator”runbyInnovationForum,who havedecadesofexperienceinconvening companiesandothersonsustainable supplychainissues JOIN A MEANINGFUL COALITION forrealchange 10
- 11. JOIN OUR EXISTING PARTNERS What’shappeningrightnow? Theforest positiveaction andcommunity resilience project is already underway Indiscussionswithbrand companiesaboutdirect sourcing Partnerswilljoinduring 2021andworkwillbe ongoing Wearedevelopingtwo country pilots: • India(CottonConnect) • Indonesia(GoldenAgri Resources) Wearediscussingpilots withGIZandothers TheInnovationAccelerator: Benefitfromin-depth collaborationwithfellow members,sharelearnings andmaximisesupplychain resourceopportunities 11
- 12. Getinvolved – getintouch PeterStanbury Innovation Forum peter.stanbury@innovationforum.co.uk TobiasWebb InnovationForum tobias.webb@innovationforum.co.uk