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AL-INVEST Verde (Componente 2)
AL-INVEST Verde (Component 2)
Website
AL-INVEST Verde (Component 2)

Other Organizers

SAFE/GIZ
SAFE/GIZ
Website
https://zerodeforestationhub.eu/projects/safe/
European Forest Institute (EFI)
European Forest Institute (EFI)
Website
https://efi.int/

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  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: 12 Jun 2024
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Date

12 Jun 2024
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Time

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

II Dialogue on sustainable cocoa

On 12 June, the online workshop "Traceability requirements for cocoa in the framework of the EUDR" will take place.

Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verdeimplemented by FIIAPP and IILA, in collaboration with the programme SAFE -implemented by the German cooperation agency, GIZ, and with the technical support of the European Forest Institute (EFI)The II Dialogue on sustainable cocoa will be held under the title "Traceability requirements for cocoa under the EUDR"..

This workshop is part of a cycle of three virtual dialogues on the cocoa chain to address different EUDR requirements: free deforestation, traceability and legality. 

The second session will have the following objectives: 

  • Inform about the general EUDR requirements in terms of traceability and implications for data collection.
  • Submit initiatives and publicly available data in each participating country and its relevance to the EUDR, along with the presentation of the case of a West African producer country.
  • Facilitate the exchange between producer countries, public and private actorsThe EU and its member states should also be informed about their roles and responsibilities, and identify specific and common challenges and challenges between countries.

The event will be virtual and will take place at the following venue timetable:

  • 9:00 - 11:30 Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • 11:00 - 13:30 Brazil
  • 14:00 - 16:30 Ivory Coast
  • 16:00 - 18:30 Brussels 

See concept note and programme

Hourly Schedule

Programme

WELCOME
Emilio Calvo. Director of Component 2 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme (FIIAPP). Alberto Menghini. Head of Cooperation of the European Union in Colombia (video).
EUDR TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Emanuele Pitto. Representative of the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Emilio Calvo. Director of Component 2 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme (FIIAPP)
CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRACEABILITY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUDR
Frédéric Baron. Expert on land use and deforestation-free value chains in Latin America at the European Forest Institute (EFI).
IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF COCOA PRODUCERS IN CAMEROON: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES (English/French)
Michael Ndoping. National Coffee and Cocoa Agency (ONCC). Omer Maledy. Interprofessional Committee for Coffee and Cocoa (CICC).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Claudio Marconi. Consultant of AL-INVEST Verde
PUBLIC INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT TRACEABILITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Lara Line Pereira de Souza - Brazil. Coordinator for the development of agricultural chains, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Carolina Herrera - Ecuador. Director of Agricultural Chains of the Undersecretariat of Agricultural Innovation Networks, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Daniela Cerón - Ecuador. Director of Phytosanitary Certification of the Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control (AGROCALIDAD) Óscar Gutiérrez Ortega - Peru. Director of the Directorate of Agricultural Statistics and Information (DEIA) and National Coordinator of the PPA of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI).
SECTORAL INITIATIVES FOR TRACEABILITY
Merlyn Casanova - Ecuador. Executive Director of the National Association of Cocoa Exporters (ANECACAO) Kelly Polo - Colombia. National Federation of Cocoa Growers (FEDECACAO).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Claudio Marconi. Consultant of AL-INVEST Verde
CLOSING
Ute Sontag. Coordinator of the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems Project of the SAFE Programme of GIZ (Ecuador) Emilio Calvo. Director of Component 2 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme (FIIAPP).

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