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Join for sustainable citrus!
Scaling under the umbrella
of the IDH covenant!?!
Rural Horizons
Fruit for
Thought
Can we assist Brazilian family farmers in
creating a sustainable future in citrus?
Background
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Goal is healthy citrus sector in Brazil
Project set up with: Citri (Parana), SAI Platform, AIJN,
Firmenich, Solidaridad & Riedel
Develop, evaluate and test Rural Horizons
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Rural Horizons
3 steps
Farmers self assessment
Tailor made on-farm improvement plan
Continuous improvement programme & technical assistance
Rural Horizons
Phase I
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Developed by farmers for farmers
Solidaridad independently engages with farmers
Processors/buyers get aggregated data on group level
Data security meets industry standards
Results of
Phase I
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Intervention co-developed by 13 farmers
Building on expertise of partners in the chain
Successful inclusion of SAI FSA criteria
Conclusions
Phase I
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Challenges: greening, labour, chemicals & farm management
Improvement plans good basis for support programme
Variation per farmer and issue
Non-issues: Child labour and deforestation
Roll out Self Assessment to all 53 farms
Peer group benchmark and individual roadmap
Technical assistance to Citri farmers on priority issues
Re Assessment after period of technical assistance
Rural Horizons
Phase II
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37,5% of the farmers reached SAI FSA Silver level
37,5% only 1 essential question away from Silver
Over 80% increase of acreage under sustainable practices
Increase in workers welfare and safe use of agrochemicals
Results
of Phase II
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Farmers engagement is essential, role Solidaridad & Citri key
Enable farmers to complete the SA with minimal effort
A more compact Self Assessment needed (and developed)
Clear expectations for all involved on what’s in it for them
Lessons
learned
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Next
steps
Get all Citri farmers to Silver level
Verification audit
Project started in Rio
Grande do sul
Rural Horizons tool in
Starting in Sao Paulo with…
Yes we can assist
Brazilian family
farmers creating a
sustainable future
in citrus!
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And together we can bring it
to the next level…
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