Questions and Answers: Cocoa, Forests and Diversity Agreement
Questions & Answers: Cocoa, Forest and Diversity Agreement
What is the Cocoa, Forests and Diversity Agreement?
It is an agreement between private organizations, government and civil society that promotes the differentiation of Peruvian cocoa based on quality, diversity of origin attributes and its restorative and deforestation-free potential.
What are the objectives of the agreement?
Achieve a consensual sector that produces and markets quality Peruvian cocoa free of deforestation. This collective action effort between the public, private and civil society sectors seeks to position and reinforce Peru's differentiation as an exporter of quality cocoa with verified attributes of origin and free of deforestation.
What or who is leading the agreement?
The Agreement is driven by the Tropical Forest AllianceThe purpose of this multi-stakeholder platform is to provide support for the implementation of public-private agreements to eliminate deforestation generated by value chains such as: oil palm, livestock, soybean, pulp and paper, among others.
The Coalition's secretariat is being led by the organization Solidaridadan international non-profit organization with more than 50 years of experience in the development of inclusive and sustainable value chains.
When did the Agreement begin?
The Agreement was signed in May 2021.
What is the Sustainable Production Coalition?
It is a multi-stakeholder platform for dialogue, commitment and action made up of companies, civil society and government that seeks Peru's global leadership in tropical agriculture and territories to ensure sustainable production.
Which institutions are driving the Agreement?
The Agreement is currently comprised of 19 companies, producer associations, civil society organizations, government institutions and academia. These are:
- Acopagro
- Adex
- Amazon Trading
- APP Cocoa
- Parrot Kollpa
- Kaoka
- Rikolto
- Romex
- Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation
- CIAT
- Climate Focus
- ALIMA CACAO
- Earth Innovation Institute
- Earthworm
- Lutheran World Relief
- Clean Development Mechanisms
- Rainforest Alliance
- Solidaridad
- Tropical Forest Alliance
- Cacao Peru Alliance
What is the Peruvian Cocoa, Forest and Diversity Agreement ?
Is a multi-stakeholders agreement between private sector, government and civil society that promotes the differentiation of peruvian cocoa, based in quality, diversity of origin attributes, as well as its restorative and deforestation-free potential.
What are the objectives of the agreement?
Achieve a consensual sector that produces and markets quality Peruvian free-deforestation cocoa. This collective action effort between the public, private and civil society sectors seeks to position and reinforce the differentiation of Peru as an exporter of quality cocoa with attributes of traceability and sustainability.
Which institutions lead the agreement?
The Agreement is promoted by Tropical Forest Alliance, is a multistakeholder partnership platform established to support companies through the ongoing global transition to deforestation-free supply chains for commodities including palm oil, soy, beef, and paper/pulp.
The Agreement secretariat, is in charge of Solidaridad, an international civil society organization with over 50 years of history developing solutions for more sustainable supply chains.
When has the Agreement started?
On May, 2021.
What is the Sustainable Production Coalition?
Is a multistakeholder platform for the dialogue, commitment and action conformed by private sector, civil society and government. It seeks the global leadership of Peru in sustainable production of tropical agriculture and territories.
Who are the members of the Cocoa Agreement?
Today, the agreement is conformed by 19 institutions such as companies, smallholders associations, civil society organizations, government institutions and academy:
- Acopagro
- Adex
- Amazon Trading
- APP Cocoa
- Parrot Kollpa
- Kaoka
- Rikolto
- Romex
- Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation
- CIAT
- Climate Focus
- ALIMA CACAO
- Earth Innovation Institute
- Earthworm
- Lutheran World Relief
- Clean Development Mechanisms
- Rainforest Alliance
- Solidaridad
- Tropical Forest Alliance
- Cacao Peru Alliance